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Ideas That Shaped Mankind: A Concise History of Human Thought

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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Since before the dawn of human civilization, the ability to reason, to conceptualize the world and to theorize about the forces that shape it, has defined mankind's existence. From agriculture and art to religion and science, from cannibalism to chaos theory, big ideas have always been powerful agents of change, capable of drastically altering the trajectory of history. In this compelling series of lectures, renowned Oxford University historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto leads an extraordinary expedition of the mind, exploring key moments in the march of ideas from prehistory to today and offering unique insights into where we came from how we got to where we are today.

Pages: 88

Format: CD-ROM

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Audio

Release: October 14, 1990

ISBN: 0760778264

ISBN 13: 9780760778265

Ideas That Shaped Mankind: A Concise History of Human Thought

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

3.1/5 ( ratings)

Since before the dawn of human civilization, the ability to reason, to conceptualize the world and to theorize about the forces that shape it, has defined mankind's existence. From agriculture and art to religion and science, from cannibalism to chaos theory, big ideas have always been powerful agents of change, capable of drastically altering the trajectory of history. In this compelling series of lectures, renowned Oxford University historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto leads an extraordinary expedition of the mind, exploring key moments in the march of ideas from prehistory to today and offering unique insights into where we came from how we got to where we are today.

Pages: 88

Format: CD-ROM

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Audio

Release: October 14, 1990

ISBN: 0760778264

ISBN 13: 9780760778265

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