50 Big Ideas (50 ideas)
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Rating | : | 4.97 (686 Votes) |
Asin | : | 184866009X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-02-08 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. About the Author Ben Dupre read Classics at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a career in reference publishing. He was Children's Reference Publisher at Oxford University Press from 1992 until 2004 and, all told, has more than 20 years' experience of bringing complex and challenging concepts to the widest possible audience
Eye Opening I picked this book up along with three others from this collection on a discount rack and have been pleased with the decision. This is an eye opening look into the shaping of our modern world that we do not consider during our day to day. We live in a free country, so we do not think of the d. Huge ideas presented neatly. Marion Herud From ancient to recent, this author covers the main ideas that have led to quantum leaps in thinking and changed history's direction. Excellent starting point to study more deeply or just a taster to save you at the next dinner party!. Erik"50 solutions for any indecisive scholar" according to Erik209. Knowledge from all corners of human ingenuity. The book scoops into philosophy, religion, politics, economics, arts and even physics; as if following the periods of social and intellectual development. Each idea starts with an outline, often in the form of a narrative or an interesting fact. . 09 said 50 solutions for any indecisive scholar. Knowledge from all corners of human ingenuity. The book scoops into philosophy, religion, politics, economics, arts and even physics; as if following the periods of social and intellectual development. Each idea starts with an outline, often in the form of a narrative or an interesting fact.
Ben Dupre read Classics at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a career in reference publishing. . He was Children's Reference Publisher at Oxford University Press from 1992 until 2004 and, all told, has more than 20 years' experience of bringing complex and challenging concepts to the widest possible audience
What they have in common is that they all matter and have left a deep impression on human civilization. The full sweep of such ideas – from the beautiful and the wondrous to the ugly and the debased – is covered in this volume.. Some of these are unimpeachable (liberty, reason); others mind numbing (The Big Bang chaos); a few mysterious (fate, surrealism) or downright despicable (fascism, racism). In a series of 50 accessible and lucidly written essays, Ben Dupre probes some of the most significant ideas in politics, philosophy, religion, economics, science and the arts