great thinkers, great ideas

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A Glossary of Literature and Composition, Lazarus, A., and Smith,
W.H., Copyright © NCTE, 1983
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, Gilson, Etienne,
trans. by Lynch, L.E.M., Copyright © Random House, Inc., 1956
The Great Issues of Politics, An Introduction to Political Science,
Lipson, Leslie, Copyright © Prentice Hall Inc., 1954

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Falcone, Vincent J., 1934-
Great thinkers, great ideas : an introduction to Western thought /
Vincent J. Falcone. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Originally published: Croton-on-Hudson : North River Press,

1988. With new introd.
      ISBN 0-9629323-1-0 : $9.
      
      
      1. Philosophy. 2. Political science. 3. Economics. I. Title.
         [B72.F26 1992]
         190—dc20 92-
         CIP
      
      
      
      

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