Great Ideas (Philosophy and Social Sciences Volume) -- The Power Shaping Human Civilization

Author: (British) J.A. Hammerton, translated by Luo Weiping
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Publishing Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The author of this series, J.A. Hammerton, is a renowned British scholar with a rich body of works. In addition to this series, he also edited the massive Doubleday encyclopedia and many other well-known works. This series is an academic popularization book widely circulated in the West. The original book is divided into three volumes and seven categories (philosophy and social sciences, history, natural sciences, religion, biographies, travelogues, poetry, and miscellany—introducing a total of 250 Western classics. Here, we have selected and translated over 100 works from it, covering the fields of philosophy, social sciences, and natural sciences. The purpose of this series is to allow readers who do not have enough time to read the original works to grasp the essence of the ideas in just 10 to 20 minutes. The author has carefully selected the works, demonstrating a deep understanding of the originals, enabling him to present complex and obscure thoughts vividly and concisely, making it an invaluable introductory reading on Western thought.