{"product_id":"the-crucible-of-humanity-roy-sturgess-9781999308650","title":"The Crucible of Humanity: A Full Account of the Exchange between the Sphinx and Oedipus","description":"No one knows what a human is. We have a body like other creatures but possess a mind that both separates us from simple nature and terrifies us at the same time. We don't just think, we think about ourselves thinking. In this way we separate ourselves from the world around us. But what then can we trust - our feelings, our thoughts, ourselves or others? If we get close to other people we fear being overwhelmed by their issues; if we pull back from them we feel lonely. Is there an optimal position? Can we open up to the sheer wonder of the world by refusing to be seduced by its surface appearance and let that which lies hidden emerge at last? Or would this involve us losing our minds? The ancient Greeks had pored over all these vital questions. Their conclusions are both astounding and yet the height of simplicity. They were first raised in the riddle that the Sphinx presented to Oedipus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Sturgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999308654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999308650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ortonroad Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.57d","brand":"Roy Sturgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153908216063,"sku":"9781999308650","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acf3e14e-ae7e-4a57-b057-17ec5c5633e8.jpg?v=1770786646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crucible-of-humanity-roy-sturgess-9781999308650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}