Great minds of the western intellectual tradition.
For 3,000 years, humanity has grappled with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the purpose of life, the balance between freedom and laws, the uses of power, and the definitions of justice and beauty. Since civilization began brilliant minds have pondered these questions--and their s...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Co.,
[2000]
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Great courses (DVD). Philosophy & intellectual history.
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| Summary: | For 3,000 years, humanity has grappled with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the purpose of life, the balance between freedom and laws, the uses of power, and the definitions of justice and beauty. Since civilization began brilliant minds have pondered these questions--and their search for answers has left us an intellectual legacy of unsurpassed depth and richness. This course addresses the Western philosophical tradition with a comprehensive survey of the history of Western philosophy from its origins in classical Greece to the present. |
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| Item Description: | "Course number 470"--Disc container. Course guidebook includes professor biographies, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes with glossary and biographical notes for each lecture. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 14 videodiscs (approximately 42 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (xxiv, 421 pages ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Andreas Burgstaller ; editor, Sal Rodriguez ; content supervisors, Phil Burnham, Robert Cosgriff ; content management, Darren Staloff, Michael Sugrue. |
| ISBN: | 1565855787 9781565855786 |