- History, Meaning (Philosophy), Civilization, Religious aspects of Meaning (Philosophy)
Throughout history, from the time of Socrates to our own modern age, the human race has sought the answers to fundamental questions of life: Who are we? Why are we here?
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Epic, grave, earnest and classical in form.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 298
- Publisher
- Random House, Soundelux Audio Publishing, Soundelux Audio Pub
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780736643078
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“The future has always been the great treasure-house of meaning.”
An American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1975 until 1987.
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