A History of Knowledge
Past, Present, and Future
Covers every aspect of knowledge--scientific, intellectual, and historical--from the beginning of the human experience into the twenty-first century and beyond
Charles Lincoln Van Doren Libri
Charles Van Doren è stato un intellettuale e scrittore americano la cui carriera è stata segnata da uno scandalo di quiz televisivi negli anni '50. La sua opera approfondisce le complessità della natura umana e la ricerca della verità. Lo stile di Van Doren è caratterizzato da profonda contemplazione e acuta intuizione psicologica nei suoi personaggi. La sua scrittura offre ai lettori un'esplorazione avvincente dell'etica e della responsabilità personale.
"Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them."--]cProvided by publisher
A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
