Nobility of Spirit
Author | : Rob Riemen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300158533 |
ISBN-13 | : 030015853X |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nobility of Spirit written by Rob Riemen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of three essays, the author identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg, a Jewish-Italian intellectual murdered by Nazis.