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Umberto Eco
From the Tree to the Labyrinth [EPUB ebook]
Historical Studies on the Sign and Interpretation

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How we create and organize knowledge is the theme of this major achievement by Umberto Eco. Demonstrating once again his inimitable ability to bridge ancient, medieval, and modern modes of thought, he offers here a brilliant illustration of his longstanding argument that problems of interpretation can be solved only in historical context.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 640 ● ISBN 9780674728165 ● Translator Anthony Oldcorn ● Publisher Harvard University Press ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2933345 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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