On the Shoulders of Giants - Eco, Umberto
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On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last 15 years of Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfections of art, and the lure of mysteries.

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On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last 15 years of Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfections of art, and the lure of mysteries.
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Umberto Eco
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Unlike many academics, he [Eco] had the ability to write in an accessible and engaging style... This book consists of 12 essays... Reading them is exhilarating... Almost every page of this entrancing book invites questions and provokes reflections Allan Massie Scotsman