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Ideas That Matter: A Personal Guide For The 21st Century

by A.C. Grayling · 2008

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This text celebrates the power of ideas: thought can, and does, change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. This is Grayling's personal and heartfelt guide to the ideas, past and present, that shape our world. It covers religion, philosophy, scientific theory and political movements.

Subject
philosophysciencehistorypoliticseconomics
Themes
religionmorality
Audience
adult
Length
long · 436 pages
Form
essays

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