Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition
Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition

Author: Darren Staloff

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 60

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Part 1 includes an introduction to the entire series and to the enduring problems of philosophy. The critical tensions in Western thought are identified and the context is set for the great conversation that follows. This first part of the series is foundational, designed to teach basic facts about the philosophers and traditions covered. Classical Origins examines the origins of philosophy in the Greco-Roman world.

Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition
Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition

Author: Teaching Company

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Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781565855144

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Presents lectures by Darren Staloff ... [et al.]. These lectures are based on the seminar course at Columbia University on Western intellectual history augmented by additional lectures by selected "guest" lecturers. Gives a guided tour through 3,000 years of Western thought.

Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition
Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition

Author: Jeremy duQuesnay Adams

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 69

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Part 2 examines the biblical answers to the fundamental human questions and then traces their influence on the Western mind. This second section witnesses the transformation of philosophy from a monothetic search for explanations to a spiritual quest for meaning and understanding informed by a profound fideism.