Explorer---The history of humans seeking to understand their world

Author: Daniel J. Boorstin (USA)
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book tells us about the three major exploration eras in Western culture. First is the era of prophets and philosophers, such as Moses, Job, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the reformers, who relentlessly explored redemption or truth from God or inner reason. Second is an era of shared exploration, such as Thucydides, Thomas More, Machiavelli, and Voltaire, who pursued civilization with a spirit of freedom. Finally is the era of the social sciences, where people face the future but seem dominated by history. Prominent figures of this era include Marx, Spengler, Toynbee, Carlyle, Emerson, Malraux, Bergson, and Einstein, and so on. Their stories deeply inspire people to move forward and continue exploring.