The Genius Of the West

Los Angeles: Nash Publishing, 1971. Rougier, a French philosopher, argues that the progess shown by Western civilization has its origins in the ancient Greeks' rejection of mythology & embrace of rational thought; and later, adoption of the scientific method, capitalism & tolerance; includes a chapter on why Chinese, Hindu, & Islamic civilizations failed to progress in the same way as… Read more about this item

Humanities Pr, 1980-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 978-0-8402-5001-8 Very Good hardcover in Very Good Dust Jacket. Jacket has extremely faint wear. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Tight binding.