Name: Robert Arp (Ed.) - 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think (2nd Hand Softback)
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SKU: B003110
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Synopsis

Drawing on a wide spectrum of topics - including politics, cosmology, the arts, philosophy and religious beliefs - 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think traces the exponential growth of human knowledge across the centuries. Ranging from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Plato to the cutting-edge theories taking shape in the twenty-first century, this book offers a wealth of stimulation and amusement for any reader with a lively and curious mind.

With striking illustrations and quotations, 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think brings the most complex ideas to life. This richly informative and entertaining book provides a wide variety of answers to those eternal questions:

How was the universe created and what is the place of humans within it?
How should a person live?
How can we build a just society?

1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think also includes a host of speculations that are remarkable for their sheer weirdness - from the concept of the transmigration of souls to parallel universes and the paradoxes of time travel (what happens if you travel back in time and kill your own grandfather?). Readers will discover how the Greek philosopher Zeno 'proved' a flying arrow never moves and the mathematical proof of the existence of life in other galaxies. The inspiring ideas explored range from Gandhi's theory of civil disobedience to Mary Wollstonecraft's groundbreaking advocacy of women's rights.

A wide variety of cultural movements are also covered, including Neoclassicism, Surrealism and Postmodernism. It's an awe-inspiring overview of the development of human knowledge over the centuries.

Details

Format : Thick, Heavy, Glossy 2nd Hand Softback with French Fold Sleeves
Condition : Very Good
Category : Non-Fiction - Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality
Published : 2013 (Cassell Illustrated)
ISBN : 9781844037506
SKU : B003110
PPC : SP2000gm
RRP : £20.00
Quantity Available : 1 only.

* Full Colour, glossy & fully illustrated. 960pp. *

External Reviews

"If you consider yourself to be an intellectual or love to play in the world of ideas or are just plain curious about everything, this is the book for you. At 960 pages, this book can be classified as a tome. The book is organized sequentially by time period beginning with 1,600,000 BCE (human control of fire) and ends in 2012 (commercial space flight and non-junk DNA). Each page explores one or two separate ideas. In addition to its time sequencing, there is a category index at the beginning of the book and an alphabetical index at the end of the book. Most of the entries are fascinating. Some of my favourites - infinite monkey theorem, maxwell's demon, the tipping point, meme, the problem of evil, what does not kill you makes you stronger, Manichaeism, doublethink, absolute power corrupts absolutely, multiverse, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the Fermi paradox, prisoner's dilemma, the Urey-Miller experiment - and many more. This book is not a quick read, but any given entry is. Read this book and learn something new each day . . . for close to three years."

"This was a lovely book. It starts at the beginning of mankind and different ideas that came into play, starting with fire, and brings in different religious, cultural, scientific and philosophical ideas." - Goodreads Reviews.

The Editor

Robert Arp, Ph.D. (Saint Louis University, 2005), has taught Philosophy at Southwest Minnesota State University, Florida State University, and many schools in Missouri, before doing postdoctoral research in ontology through the National Centre for Biomedical Ontology with Mark Musen and Barry Smith at the University at Buffalo.