Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Every time that I sit down to look something up in this set of books, I am awestruck. How any group could accomplish this is beyond my comprehension. This set of volumes is a college education in itself. My volumes are so used that they are falling apart but I keep sticking them back together. It is designed great. It has an Index and it is easy to follow. The trouble is once you look up an idea and start following it through this dictionary - your day is over. If you consider yourself an idea person, this set is for you. Books written by Richard Noble - The Hobo Philosopher: "Hobo-ing America: A Workingman's Tour of the U.S.A.." "A Summer with Charlie" "A Little Something: Poetry and Prose" "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother"

The idea of a Dictionary of the History of Ideas is and was a very good and for some of us exciting one. And this Dictionary contains a good number of long essays of great interest and value. I remember however wishing that there were still more Ideas explored as the Dictionary was by no means exhaustive. Still this is an extremely valuable intellectual tool.

This is a wonderful project which I think should come back into print, probably in revised form. It's format is the essence of the www "format", that is the interdependence of all things and ideas. In fact, the preface talks about Arthur O. Lovejoy's "The Great Chain of Being" Isn't this what the WWW is about?!" I would appreciate hearing from other enthusiasts!