Plagues of the Mind: The New Epidemic of False Knowledge by Bruce S Thornton ISBN 13: 9781882926343

Regnery Publishing. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Intercollegiate Studies Institut, 11/1/1999 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.1000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.2000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 1999-11-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: ISI Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover in jacket..

Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Collectible - Like New. Signed Copy Collectible - Like New. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page.

Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 188292634X . "In Plagues of the Mind, classicist Bruce Thornton strips away the false knowledge spawned by the Information Age..." Ships same or next business day. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 pages .

Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, 1999. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Inner hinges are perfect. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original black cloth with shiny gold lettering on the spine. From Ray Olson's review in Booklist: "Rather than cleaving contemporary intellectual foolishness to its historical roots, Thornton starts at those roots, advances from the crucial eighteenth century to the present, and concludes with case studies of three modern loci of falsehood -- romantic environmentalism, the American Indian as ethical paragon, and goddess worship. The trouble all began with the Enlightenment assumption, founded on similar dispositions in classical Greek philosophy and scholastic Christianity, that knowledge bred virtue. Once a person knew the good, reason would compel realizing it, for… Read More

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Intercollegiate Studies Institute. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Wilmington: ISI Books, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. 'Plagues of the Mind' explores the reasons why, in this age of information, we still are prey to "the new epidemic of false knowledge". From supermarket tabloids and New Age fantasy to the received wisdom of today's public intellectuals. first edition stated; 279 pg; images available upon request; liquidation of private collection; jacket neatly encased in acid free archival book protector; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 1999-11-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Isi Books, 1999-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!