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I have an old, leather bound "History of Philosophy" text from Harvard Press - printed around 1913, I seem to remember. It's about 1200 onion-skin thin partiall
by bsenftner 10y ago
I have an old, leather bound "History of Philosophy" text from Harvard Press - printed around 1913, I seem to remember. It's about 1200 onion-skin thin partially transparent pages. I have it sealed in an air tight bag in a strong box now, but back in the mid 80's (during my undergrad fascination with Existentialism) I read most of the book. My favorite is Ionian philosophy, the first humans to try to reasoning about their world, and they concluded that the Gods were both evil and insane, the world is their navel, and we are the lint inside. Literally.
- mcguire 10y agoAmy idea who the author is?
- bsenftner 10y agoLooks like many authors, the binding says "Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy" and "Harvard Press". Inside it says published 1923; I got the date wrong above. It's very fragile now...
- mcguire 10y agoWith a date like that, it should be out of copyright. But I can't find it in any of the usual sources. I'll keep an eye out, though. Thanks!