num_pages: 806
description: In the quarter of a century since its first appearance, this book has remained unquestionably the leading reader in its field. The illuminating short essays that introduce sections and subsections are well known, but the continuing usefulness of any reader depends upon the quality of the selections.
language: English
title: Main currents of Western thought: Readings in Western European intellectual history from the Middle Ages to the present
titlecomplete: Main currents of Western thought: Readings in Western European intellectual history from the Middle Ages to the present
genres: Nonfiction, History, Philosophy
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Yale University Press