Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud
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Author(s)Peter Watson
PublisherHarper Perennial
ISBN / ASIN0060935642
ISBN-139780060935641
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Sales Rank373,032
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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