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The Veil of Isis: An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature
The Veil of Isis An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature
Author: Pierre Hadot
Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "Phusis kruptesthai philei." How the aphorism, usually translated as "Nature loves to hide," has haunted Western culture ever since is the subject of this engaging study by Pierre Hadot. Taking the allegorical figure of the veiled goddess Isis ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674030497
ISBN-10: 0674030494
Publication Date: 9/15/2008
Pages: 432
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Publisher: Belknap Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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