![]() ![]() Not only does the reader get the particular ideas of each philosophy and era of thought, but also the cultural influence and the context out of which each philosophy arose. Tarnas presents a history of thought with a level of insight and understanding that reaches depths previously not considered possible for an introductory work. Unlike other Western philosophy books that can become dry and tedious even for a person with a moderate philosophical appetite, this book reads like a novel. ![]() ![]() If you have been searching for a book that covers the entire corpus of Western philosophical thought in one volume, you have to stop at The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas. Richard Tarnas, The Passion of the Western Mind, New York: Random House, 1991. ![]()
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