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Human Accomplishment : The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B. C. To 1950 by Charles Murray (2003, Hardcover)

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A sweeping cultural survey reminiscent of Barzun's From Dawn to Decadence . "At irregular times and in scattered settings, human beings have achieved great things. Human Accomplishment is about those great things, falling in the domains known as the arts and sciences, and the people who did them.' So begins Charles Murray's unique account of human excellence, from the age of Homer to our own time. Employing techniques that historians have developed over the last century but that have rarely been applied to books written for the general public, Murray compiles inventories of the people who have been essential to the stories of literature, music, art, philosophy, and the sciences--a total of 4,002 men and women from around the world, ranked according to their eminence. The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of enthralling descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography. Straightforwardly and undogmatically, Charles Murray takes on some controversial questions. Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? He presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously. Eye-opening and humbling, Human Accomplishment is a fascinating work that describes what humans at their best can achieve, provides tools for exploring its wellsprings, and celebrates the continuing common quest of humans everywhere to discover truths, create beauty, and apprehend the good.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006019247x
ISBN-13
9780060192471
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038782296

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Book Title
Human Accomplishment : the Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B. C. to 1950
Author
Charles Murray
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, General, World, Social Psychology
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Psychology, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
688 Pages

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Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
38.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bf416.A1m87 2003
Reviews
Murray's overviewâ€¦is engaging, user-friendly....[readers] are sure to enjoy his arguments and elegant presentation., "Murray's overview...is engaging, user-friendly....[readers] are sure to enjoy his arguments and elegant presentation." -- Kirkus Reviews
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-047820
Dewey Decimal
908.79
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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Fascinating book
This looks into a important question. This along with Gregory Clark’s books give a lot of answers to big questions of history and how we got where we are.
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This book tells us why great artists and scientists have accomplished so much through the centuries. The contributions of these eminent men have improved immeasurably the lives of us all. There are sound reasons why Western European culture and Christianity have inspired so much achievement. This book documents them. Well written, easy to understand if you skip over the math.
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Human Accomplishment : The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B. C. To 1950 by Charles Murray (2003, Hardcover)

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