Adventures of ideas
/ Alfred North Whitehead
Language: Αγγλικά.Country: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο (Μεγάλη Βρετανία).Publication: London : Cambridge University Press, 1933Description: xii, 392 p. ; 20 cmDewey: 901 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Π3 (Φιλοσοφία)Abstract: "The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards civilization. This is the Adventure of Ideas in the history of mankind. The other meaning is the author's adventure in framing a speculative scheme of ideas which shall be explanatory of the historical adventure." [Preface]Bibliography: Bibliography included in the preface. Includes indexes.Subject - Topical Name: φιλοσοφία | πολιτισμός | κοινωνιολογία | κοσμολογία | ιστορία | ιδεολογία Item type:
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| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | |
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| Paraklitos Library Κεντρικά Βιβλιοστάσια | Ηθική & Φιλοσοφία | 901 WhiA a 1933 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available |
Notes Pertaining to Edition and Bibliographic History: First [American] edition, March, 1933, reprinted ... 1939.
Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note: Bibliography included in the preface. Includes indexes.
Contents Note: Contents: pt. I. Sociological.--pt. II. Cosmological.--pt. III. Philosophical.--pt. IV. Civilization.
Summary or Abstract: "The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards civilization. This is the Adventure of Ideas in the history of mankind. The other meaning is the author's adventure in framing a speculative scheme of ideas which shall be explanatory of the historical adventure." [Preface]
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