The Responsibility of Mind in a Civilization of Machines : Essays by Perry Miller
Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1979.
Hardcover. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Item #17195
ISBN: 0870232819
Cover dampstains, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket dampstained reverse, some dampe wrinkling, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "From the 1930s until his death in 1963, Perry Miller ws one of the foremost scholars in the field of American intellectual history. Remarkably diverse in his academic approach, Miller addressed such varied topics as the nature of the Puritan mind, the cultural problems of individual freedom and social responsibility, the historical conflicts between the human mind and its own mechanical creations, and the dilemmas about historical prespective in scholarly writing. The essays, addresses, and lectures gathered in this volume reflect the scope of Miller's work and demonstrate the originality, wit, and insight he brough to the study of America culture." ; 213 pages.
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