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Can I read A History of Knowledge : Past, Present, and Future on EtoBox?
A History of Knowledge : Past, Present, and Future by Van Doren, Charles is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A History of Knowledge : Past, Present, and Future about?
A one-volume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
Who reads A History of Knowledge : Past, Present, and Future?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Van Doren, Charles
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780345373168
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (1,089 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14