The Veil of Isis: An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature - Pierre Hadot - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674030497 - September 1, 2008
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The Veil of Isis: An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature

Pierre Hadot

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

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.


432 pages, 18 halftones

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released USA, September 1, 2008
ISBN13 9780674030497
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 432
Dimensions 141 × 216 × 29 mm   ·   510 g
Language English  
Translator Chase, Michael

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