The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization /

The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Herman, Arthur, 1956- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Random House, [2013]
Description:	xxiii, 676 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Plato -- Influence. Aristotle -- Influence. Aristotle. Plato. Civilization, Western -- Greek influences. Philosophy, Ancient. Civilization, Western -- Greek influences. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy, Ancient.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9503996

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Varying Form of Title:	Cave & the light
ISBN:	9780553807301 (acid-free paper) 0553807307 (acid-free paper) 9780553907834 (eBook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-642) and index.
Summary:	A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture.

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Call Number:	CB245 .H4286 2013
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