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Man's Unconquerable Mind

Gilbert Highet author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Published:1st Sep '60

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This brilliant and eloquent book by a distinguished scholar and critic examines the history, the limits, and the promise of the human mind and the knowledge of which it is capable. Professor Highet explores the meaning of our culture from the intellectual and moral monuments of the Greeks, Romans, and Judeo-Christians, and our contemporary thinkers. Out of this book comes a clear definition of knowledge and insights into the strength and limitations of the mind.

Explores the power, capabilities, and limitations of the human mind from ancient times.

ISBN: 9780231085014

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138 pages