Forbidden Knowledge

In his "best achievement to date" (Harold Bloom), National Book Award- winner Roger Shattuck gives us a "deeply learned, highly intelligent, and beautifully written" (New York Times) study of human curiosity versus the taboo, from Adam and Eve to the Marquis de Sade to biotechnology research. Index.

Summary

In his “best achievement to date” (Harold Bloom), National Book Award- winner Roger Shattuck gives us a “deeply learned, highly intelligent, and beautifully written” (New York Times) study of human curiosity versus the taboo, from Adam and Eve to the Marquis de Sade to biotechnology research. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Shattuck
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780156005517
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600551-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; HISTORY: WORLD, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, HISTORY: Historical Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Rural, PHILOSOPHY: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Technology Studies