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The Veil of Isis – An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature

by Pierre Hadot

  • Paperback
  • 432 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • 14 x 20.9 x 2.9 cm

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For those curious about nature's hidden truths.

The Veil of Isis reveals nature's mysteries to you.

You gain deeper insight into life's hidden meanings.

Discover how the ancient idea that "Nature loves to hide" has shaped Western thought in this fascinating essay by Pierre Hadot.

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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.
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Plotinus or the Simplicity of VisionThe Veil of Isis – An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature

  • Title

    The Veil of Isis – An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature

  • Author

    Pierre Hadot

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Harvard University Press

  • Published

    September 2008

  • Weight

    510g

  • Page Count

    432

  • Dimensions

    14 x 20.9 x 2.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780674030497

  • ISBN-10

    0674030494

  • Eden Code

    5778914

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