{"product_id":"conversations-about-the-history-of-ideas-hardcover","title":"Conversations About The History of Ideas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Ideas Roadshow Collection includes the following 5 Ideas Roadshow Conversations plus a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. Each individual book is broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. \u003cem\u003eThe Two Cultures, Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e - A conversation with Stefan Collini, Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History and English Literature at the University of Cambridge. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe \"Two Cultures\" debate of the 1960s between C.P. Snow and F.R. Leavis is one of the most misunderstood intellectual disputes of the 20th century. Most people think that the debate only revolved around the notion that our society is characterized by a divide between two cultures - the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other. This conversation provides a careful examination and illuminating insights of what the issues really were in this debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. \u003cem\u003eDeconstructing Genius\u003c\/em\u003e - A conversation with Darrin McMahon, the Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College.\u003c\/strong\u003e The word \"genius\" evokes great figures like Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Mozart but what quintessential quality unites these individuals? Can we measure it? Can we create it? This thoughtful conversation explores Darrin's research on the evolution of genius from Plato to Einstein in an effort to illuminate what our evolving genius mythology reveals about the rest of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. \u003cem\u003eTurning the Mirror: A View From The East \u003c\/em\u003e- A conversation with Pankaj Mishra, award-winning author\u003cem\u003e Pankaj Mishra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. This wide-ranging conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into several of Pankaj's books, including \u003cem\u003eFrom the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn End To Suffering: The Buddha In The World\u003c\/em\u003e, and his motivations to write them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV. \u003cem\u003ePants On Fire: On Lying In Politics\u003c\/em\u003e - A conversation with Martin Jay, the Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History Emeritus at UC Berkeley.\u003c\/strong\u003e A thought-provoking conversation examining Martin Jay's extensive research on lying in politics from Plato and St. Augustine to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss which culminated in his book \u003cem\u003eThe Virtues of Mendacity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eV.\u003cem\u003e Quest For Freedom \u003c\/em\u003e- A conversation with Quentin Skinner, Barber Beaumont Professor Emeritus of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quentin Skinner is considered to be one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought. This thoughtful, detailed conversation examines how Quentin Skinner came to appreciate the importance of the distinction between the modern view of freedom and the so-called neo-Roman view, together with what it implies for our current and future political understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123254333575,"sku":"9781771703253","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a02390c0b203f89e7f8de55c5af4cf8f.webp?v=1732565300","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/conversations-about-the-history-of-ideas-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}