This used book is in Very Good condition. This book is missing its dust jacket. From the ancient classics to the recent masterpieces the Great Books of the Western World is the ultimate introduction to the ideas stories and discoveries that have shaped modern civilization. Authoritative and accurate this collection represents the essential core of the Western literary canon compiling 517 of the most significant achievements in literature history philosophy and science.
- Russell Wittgenstein and Barth; in physical science.
- Planck Whitehead Einstein Heisenberg and Waddington; in social science.
- Tawney Keynes Frazer and Levi-Strauss; and in literature.
- Shaw Conrad Mann Joyce D.