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The Roman Search for Wisdom
The Roman "philosophy of life" as mirrored in the literature of ten outstanding representative authors Though Rome conquered much of the world and established an empire that lasted …
The Wisdom of the Middle Ages
This engaging survey of important works from late antiquity to the beginning of the Renaissance reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the …
The Wisdom of the Enlightenment
Enlightenment—Aufklärung in German, Lumières in French—is more an idea than a period. But it is an idea that took hold in a particular historical context of revolutionary …
The Greek Search for Wisdom
The philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once said that all of Western philosophy was "but a series of footnotes to Plato." By the same token, one could argue that all of Western …
The Wisdom of the Renaissance
This engaging survey of important works spanning the lives of Petrarch (1304-1374) to Shakespeare (1564-1616) reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that …
Three Questions We Never Stop Asking
This is a riveting introduction to the essential issues of Western philosophy, and six of its greatest thinkers. What can I know? What can I hope for? What should I do? These are …