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Paperback: 191 pages
Publisher: State University of New York Press (August 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0791429083
ISBN-13: 978-0791429082
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
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Architecture And Civilization.(Elementa 74) by Michael H. Mitias in Back Matter
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great work, January 22, 2004

By	John Smeltzer (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is difficult to write about what Sartwell wants to communicate. It's like the Tao te Ching, in the beginning of the book the author writes that you can't really talk about the Tao, but then proceeds to write a book about it anyway. Sartwell acknowledges the paradox of telling people they shouldn't moralize.

This book hit me hard because he's dealing with some very specific philosophical problems that are poignant to me lately. I want to live an authentic life, and I do a lot of thinking of how to go about it. Sartwell points out that the impulse to create philsophical systems is a way of escaping from reality. He views ontological systems with suspicion. If you read this with an openess to what he's trying to convey, it will be well worth the time. I have a feeling this will be one of those special books that I'll read from time to time and gain even more insight from as the years go by.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, September 28, 2009

By	M. Potekhin "Buddhasystem" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With its marked absence of insight and indulgence in superficial little theories of human psyche, this one is a rare waste of paper on which it was printed. It wouldn't be too bad if it were a high school essay, but that's where its depth stops. Interesting at times, but mostly boring.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book..., February 23, 2001

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