World of Patterns: A Global History of Knowledge

by Rens Bod

A comprehensive account of the methods of knowledge production throughout human history and across the globe.

The idea that the world can be understood through patterns and the principles that govern them is one of the most important human insights--it may also be our greatest survival strategy. Our search for patterns and principles began 40,000 years ago, when striped patterns were engraved on mammoths' bones to keep track of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421443449
• ISBN13: 9781421443447
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"