On the Shoulders of Giants
On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfectio...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfections of art, and the lure of mysteries |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (318 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0674242262 9780674242265 9780674242272 0674242270 |