The Mind in the Making
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ISBN10: 1443734829
ISBN13: 9781443734820
Publisher: Pomona Pr
Published: Nov 17 2008
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781443734820
Publisher: Pomona Pr
Published: Nov 17 2008
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This vintage book contains a fascinating essay on the most important of all matters of human concern - the human mind. Written in clear, accessible language and full of interesting exposition and thought-provoking ideas, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the entirety of the human condition and civilization, and it would make for a worthy addition to any personal collection. The chapters of this volume include: 'On the Purpose of This Volume', 'Three Disappointed Methods of Reform', 'On Various Kinds of Thinking', 'Rationalization', 'How Creative Thought Transforms the World', 'Our Animal Heritage - The Nature of Civilization', etcetera. James Harvey Robinson (1863 - 1936) was an American historian who wrote 'The Ordeal of Civilization' (1926) and 'The Story of Our Civilization' (1934). This book is being republished in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.
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