the story of Western thought Brinton, Crane 1898-1968 creator author. text bibliography History nju 1963 Second edition. monographic eng

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484 pages ; 24 cm A survey of Western philosophy, art and literature as they relate to cosmological and theological questions from the beginnings of civilization. 1. The Hellenic fountainhead -- 2. The crisis of Greek culture -- 3. The later classical culture -one world -- 4. The doctrine of Christianity -- 5. The Middle Ages I -- 6. The Middle Ages II -- 7. Making the modern world -I. Humanism -- 8. Making the modern world -II. Protestantism -- 9. Making the modern world -III. Rationalism -- 10. The eighteenth century -a new cosmology -- 11. The nineteenth century -I. The developed cosmology -- 12. The nineteenth century -II. Attacks from right and left -- 13. The twentieth century -the anti-intellectual attack -- 14. Mid-twentieth century -some unfinished business. Crane Brinton. Includes bibliographical references and index. Also issued online. Civilization Civilization, Western Civilization, Modern History CB245 .B76 Brinton, Crane, 1898-1968. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1963] 2d ed. (OCoLC)600284305 63013270 720420 20250430095519.0 ocm00388093 eng