A History of Knowledge
Past, Present, and Future
Covers every aspect of knowledge--scientific, intellectual, and historical--from the beginning of the human experience into the twenty-first century and beyond
Charles Lincoln Van Doren Libros
Charles Van Doren fue un intelectual y escritor estadounidense cuya carrera se vio marcada por un escándalo en un concurso de televisión en los años 50. Su obra profundiza en las complejidades de la naturaleza humana y la búsqueda de la verdad. El estilo de Van Doren se caracteriza por una profunda contemplación y una aguda perspicacia psicológica en sus personajes. Su escritura ofrece a los lectores una exploración cautivadora de la ética y la responsabilidad personal.
"Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them."--]cProvided by publisher
A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
