Man'S Unconquerable Mind / / Gilbert Highet.
Discusses the development of thought and philosophy and the role they play in mankind's existence, especially as they are expressed in literature.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1954] ©1954 |
| Year of Publication: | 1954 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- PART ONE. The Powers of Knowledge
- I. WONDERS ARE MANY
- 2. HOMO SAPIENS
- 3. CIVILIZATION AND THOUGHT
- 4. THE UNPREDICTABLE INTELLECT
- 5. THE FUTURE OF KNOWLEDGE
- PART TWO. The Limits of Knowledge
- 1. THE VOICE OUT OF THE WHIRLWIND
- 2. ALL CANNOT BE KNOWN
- 3. EXTERNAL HINDRANCES
- 4. INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF THE MIND
- 5. THE GIANT CRUCIFIED
- PART THREE. Dedication
- 1. NECESSITY
- 2. RESPONSIBILITY
- 3. DEDICATION
- NOTES