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The Fontana history of the human sciences

by Roger Smith · 1997

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Beginning with the 16th century, this book charts the historical development of ideas that have sought to explain human nature scientifically, and identifies the search for consciousness as the motivating factor in the development of human sciences.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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epic · 1036 pages

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