Is it Painful to Think?: Conversations with Arne Næss

Is it Painful to Think?: Conversations with Arne Næss
ISBN-10
0816621527
ISBN-13
9780816621521
Category
Philosophy
Pages
204
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Authors
David Rothenberg, Arne Næss

Description

This is the compelling story of one of the most fascinating thinkers of the twentieth century- a richly toned portrait of a modern-day Thoreau.

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