Ideas

A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud

By Peter Watson | Publisher: HarperCollins

About the book

Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.

Editions of Ideas

Paperback
ISBN 9780060935641

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Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.

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Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ideas?

Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Ethnic studies / Ethnicity > Ethnic groups and multicultural studies

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ideas?

Peter Watson

Who is the Publisher of the book Ideas?

HarperCollins

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Ideas is available as paperback(ISBN 9780060935641)

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