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Saxe Commins (–1958)

Autor de The World's Great Thinkers

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Series

Obras de Saxe Commins

The World's Great Thinkers (1777) — Editor — 349 copias
Man and the State: The Political Philosophers (1947) — Editor — 181 copias
Man and the Universe: The Philosophers of Science (1947) — Editor — 173 copias
Man and Spirit: The Speculative Philosophers (1947) — Editor — 173 copias
Man and Man: The Social Philosophers (1947) — Editor — 156 copias
Basic Writings of George Washington (1948) — Editor — 6 copias

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The Best Stories of Guy de Maupassant {Modern Library} (1945) — Editor & Introduction — 116 copias
Selected Writings of Washington Irving (1777) — Editor, algunas ediciones107 copias
Best Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant (1925) — Editor, algunas ediciones48 copias
SELECTED TALES OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT (1950) — Editor, algunas ediciones; Editor — 19 copias

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
c. 1892
Fecha de fallecimiento
1958
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA

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This is one of a four-part classic series in hardback. It is an awesome collection that can easily be found cheaply in many used book stores. There is a great deal of pleasurable reading from classic works in these volumes. This particular volume has great thinkers stretching from Aristotle to Dewey.

Emerson's, Self-Reliance is included here (pp. 382-408). His well known statement: “It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinions; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude” (p. 388) is included here. Self-Reliance argues that we hear a voice within that is stifled by others, or in the crowd. The inner voice is spiritual and true; the crowd's voice is artificial and wrong. Emerson in some way seems to be hinting at a Nietzschean uebermench for all.… (más)
 
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gmicksmith | Jun 29, 2008 |
This is a great little collection. There are four volumes total and cover everything from "Man and Man" to "Man and State". Definitely a nice collection to own
 
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Angelic55blonde | 2 reseñas más. | Mar 13, 2008 |

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