published 2016, avg rating 3.76 — published 2011, avg rating 4.02 — Magee is skeptical about religion; sometimes this skepticism causes him to be unfair or give short shrift to a Christian thinker. 90 ratings — Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The prize is given annually for the best book published in intellectual history. Neuhaus employs his sharp mind and golden pen toward showing that the relativism of American universities has radically reshaped society and culture for the worse. 11,122 ratings — Hello Select your address Mobiles Best Sellers Today's Deals Computers Books New Releases Gift Ideas Amazon Pay Customer Service Sell Baby AmazonBasics Coupons Best Sellers Today's Deals Computers Books New Releases Gift Ideas Amazon Pay Customer Service Sell Baby AmazonBasics Coupons 288 pages. 4,879 ratings — 19,069 ratings — published 1936, avg rating 4.19 — RSS Spotify Stitcher Apple. Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. "Dmitri Levitin’s Ancient Wisdom in the Age of the New Science: Histories of philosophy in England, c.1640–1700 (Cambridge) has prodigious virtuosity. published 2001, avg rating 4.14 — Two of them focus on the history of philosophy, while the other two broaden out to interact more extensively with other frames of reference, such as science, literature, and theology. published 2018, avg rating 4.11 — Level 5 is the category for a book that might be required in a PhD seminar. It is printed on glossy paper with illustrations and pull quotes on every page. They trace the rise and development of Western thought. This book has done more to shape my view of Western culture than any other. Lilian Calles Barger is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. In this book, Taylor provides a profound and penetrating analysis of Western secularity, a condition in which religious believers are haunted by doubts, and unbelievers are nagged by the sense that there must be “something more.” Along he way, he provides a type of (phenomenological) apologetic for Christianity. Oct 4, 2020. Bryan Magee, The Story of Philosophy. Asian Place, Filipino Nation: A Global Intellectual History of the Philippine Revolution, 1887-1912 (Columbia UP, 2020) reconnects the Philippine Revolution to the histories of Southeast and East Asia through an innovative consideration of its transnational political setting and regional intellectual … Intellectual History on the NBN. Very important book 288 pages. Five Influential Books—For Intellectual Historians. An Intellectual History of Psychology, already a classic in its field, is now available in a concise new third edition. 992 and 704 pages, respectively. Very important book. “Intellectual progress usually occurs through sheer abandonment of questions together with both of the alternatives they assume -- an abandonment that results from their decreasing vitality and a change of urgent interest. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Global Intellectual History. General Interest (37) Academic Research (375) Books for Courses (67) Professional / Practitioner (1) Released This Month. The first set of books have a narrative structure. The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century by Peter Watson (40 times) The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea by Arthur O. Lovejoy (38 times) The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself by Daniel J. Boorstin (38 times) Her most recent book is entitled The World Come of Age: An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology (Oxford University Press, 2018). 538 ratings — On the whole, they are more difficult to read, and probably should be read only after having a good grasp of the type of material elucidated in the first two sets. Studies have proven that reading books can increase the levels of the three major intelligence categories, crystallized, fluid and emotional intelligence. published 2015, avg rating 3.77 — The second set of books possess a topical structure, analyzing and evaluating Western thought book-by-book rather than era-by-era. He is also the author of Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians and One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics. Everyday low prices and free delivery on … Andrew Hartman says: March 18, 2014 at 9:50 am Thanks, Dan. Type. 256 ratings — . Together, the books form a sort of “starter” course. Two of them focus on the history of philosophy, while the other two broaden out to interact more extensively with other frames of reference, such as science, literature, and theology. 1. 38 ratings — 112 ratings — published 2011, avg rating 4.34 — published 1963, avg rating 4.08 — This is one of the best books I’ve read and is very popular among many younger intellectual conservatives. 952 ratings — Intellectual History of the Modern Age. The second part of the book provides a very nice introduction to the systematic categories of Christian philosophy (e.g. . It is anything but. This was the first evaluation of the classics that I ever read, and it was a good one. published 2014, avg rating 3.98 — Error rating book. Tarnas is a brilliant polymath and lucid writer whose book became a New York Times bestseller. published 2013, avg rating 4.11 — published 2003, avg rating 4.25 — This book is one of the ten most influential books I’ve ever read. 941 ratings — published 1957, avg rating 3.68 — The Metaphysical Club book. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. It is published on glossy paper with illustrations, sidebars, and pull quotes. . 942 ratings — Perhaps the most important political novel since Orwell’s _1984_. 394 pages. Van Doren’s book is a very accessible introduction to the rise and development of the western mind, weaving together insights and developments from history, theology, philosophy, science and other disciplines. 874 pages. 32 ratings — S leading intellectuals has written the book which analyzes and explains the current discontents and of... 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