Wisdom Writers Around the World: Aphorisms Explained

Name: Wisdom Writers Around the World: Aphorisms Explained
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ISBN: 9781462403011

ISBN-10: 1462403018

ISBN-13: 9781462403011

Edition: 2012

Authors: John W. Lorton

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Many of the great one-liner thoughts of the past have gone unexplained or even unread. Contained in this volume are some of those thoughts and aphorisms, accompanied by a brief explanation of what each one means. "How appropriate that early authors of aphorisms were called 'wisdom writers.' John Lorton ably explains the philosophic underpinnings of selected aphorisms and reveals the wisdom inherent in their succinct expression." — Alice Kawazoe, California Academic Partnership Program, California State University, and the Stanford Research Network "The author, John W. Lorton, states that aphorisms cannot be defined, yet here is a compilation of aphorisms clearly defined through example.…

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Textstream
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 94
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English