The Resource The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization, Arthur Herman, (sound recording)
The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization, Arthur Herman, (sound recording)
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- Summary
- A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 21 audio discs (25 hr., 30 min.)
- Note
- "Tracks every 3-6 minutes."
- Contents
-
- The School of Athens
- The first philosopher
- The soul of reason
- The mind of God
- The doctor's son
- Good citizen or philosopher ruler?
- The inheritors : philosophy in the Hellenistic age
- Knowledge is power
- Hole in the soul : Plato and Aristotle in Rome
- Dancing in the light : the birth of Neoplatonism
- Christ is come : Platonism and Christianity
- Toward the heavenly city
- Inquiring minds : Aristotle strikes back
- Celestial harmonies : Plato in the Middle Ages
- At the summit : Arabs, Aristotle, and Saint Thomas Aquinas
- The razor's edge
- Aristotle, Machiavelli, and the paradoxes of liberty
- The creative ascent : Plato in the high Renaissance
- Twilight of the scholastics : the Reformation and the doom of Aristotle
- Secrets of the heavens : Plato, Galileo, and the new science
- God, kings, and philosophers in the Age of Genius
- Aristotle in a periwig : the culture of the Enlightenment
- Starting over : Plato, Rousseau, and revolution
- "Feeling is all" : the triumph of the Romantics
- Victorian crossroads : Hegel, Marx, and Mill
- The scale of nature : Darwin, evolution, and Aristotle's God
- Unseen worlds : physics, relativity, and the new world picture
- Triumph of the will : Nietzsche and the death of reason
- Common sense nation : Plato, Aristotle, and American exceptionalism
- Worlds at war : Plato and Aristotle in the violent century
- From the cave to the light
- Isbn
- 9780553807301
- Label
- The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization
- Title
- The cave and the light
- Title remainder
- Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization
- Statement of responsibility
- Arthur Herman
- Title variation
- Cave & the light
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture
- Cataloging source
- MDK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Herman, Arthur
- Dewey number
- 909/.09821
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- CB245
- LC item number
- .H4286 2013c
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Performance by Paul Hecht
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Hecht, Paul
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Civilization, Western
- Philosophy, Ancient
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization, Arthur Herman, (sound recording)
- Note
- "Tracks every 3-6 minutes."
- Bar code
- 31223131784283
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-642) and index
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The School of Athens -- The first philosopher -- The soul of reason -- The mind of God -- The doctor's son -- Good citizen or philosopher ruler? -- The inheritors : philosophy in the Hellenistic age -- Knowledge is power -- Hole in the soul : Plato and Aristotle in Rome -- Dancing in the light : the birth of Neoplatonism -- Christ is come : Platonism and Christianity -- Toward the heavenly city -- Inquiring minds : Aristotle strikes back -- Celestial harmonies : Plato in the Middle Ages -- At the summit : Arabs, Aristotle, and Saint Thomas Aquinas -- The razor's edge -- Aristotle, Machiavelli, and the paradoxes of liberty -- The creative ascent : Plato in the high Renaissance -- Twilight of the scholastics : the Reformation and the doom of Aristotle -- Secrets of the heavens : Plato, Galileo, and the new science -- God, kings, and philosophers in the Age of Genius -- Aristotle in a periwig : the culture of the Enlightenment -- Starting over : Plato, Rousseau, and revolution -- "Feeling is all" : the triumph of the Romantics -- Victorian crossroads : Hegel, Marx, and Mill -- The scale of nature : Darwin, evolution, and Aristotle's God -- Unseen worlds : physics, relativity, and the new world picture -- Triumph of the will : Nietzsche and the death of reason -- Common sense nation : Plato, Aristotle, and American exceptionalism -- Worlds at war : Plato and Aristotle in the violent century -- From the cave to the light
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 21 audio discs (25 hr., 30 min.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780553807301
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- C5611
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)864295184
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The cave and the light : Plato versus Aristotle, and the struggle for the soul of Western civilization, Arthur Herman, (sound recording)
- Note
- "Tracks every 3-6 minutes."
- Bar code
- 31223131784283
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-642) and index
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The School of Athens -- The first philosopher -- The soul of reason -- The mind of God -- The doctor's son -- Good citizen or philosopher ruler? -- The inheritors : philosophy in the Hellenistic age -- Knowledge is power -- Hole in the soul : Plato and Aristotle in Rome -- Dancing in the light : the birth of Neoplatonism -- Christ is come : Platonism and Christianity -- Toward the heavenly city -- Inquiring minds : Aristotle strikes back -- Celestial harmonies : Plato in the Middle Ages -- At the summit : Arabs, Aristotle, and Saint Thomas Aquinas -- The razor's edge -- Aristotle, Machiavelli, and the paradoxes of liberty -- The creative ascent : Plato in the high Renaissance -- Twilight of the scholastics : the Reformation and the doom of Aristotle -- Secrets of the heavens : Plato, Galileo, and the new science -- God, kings, and philosophers in the Age of Genius -- Aristotle in a periwig : the culture of the Enlightenment -- Starting over : Plato, Rousseau, and revolution -- "Feeling is all" : the triumph of the Romantics -- Victorian crossroads : Hegel, Marx, and Mill -- The scale of nature : Darwin, evolution, and Aristotle's God -- Unseen worlds : physics, relativity, and the new world picture -- Triumph of the will : Nietzsche and the death of reason -- Common sense nation : Plato, Aristotle, and American exceptionalism -- Worlds at war : Plato and Aristotle in the violent century -- From the cave to the light
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 21 audio discs (25 hr., 30 min.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780553807301
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- C5611
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)864295184
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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