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The wisdom of the world : the human experience of the universe in Western thought / Rémi Brague ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
| Author/creator | Brague, Rémi, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. |
| Description | ix, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Sagesse du monde. English |
| Contents | Prehistory : a pre-cosmic wisdom -- The birth of the cosmos in Greece -- Socrates' revolution, Plato's restoration -- The other Greece : the atomists -- Other than Greece : the Scriptures -- The other other : gnosticism -- Marginal models -- The standard vision of the world -- An ethical cosmos -- A cosmological ethics -- Abrahamic excess -- The end of a world -- An impossible imitation -- The lost world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-285) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003001353 |
| ISBN | 0226070751 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD494 .B7313 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |