Ideas (Peter Watson)
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Ideas (Peter Watson)
| Full title | Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud |
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| Author | Peter Watson |
| Published | 2005 |
| Pages | 822 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Peter Watson’s single-volume history of human thought, from fire to Freud, organised around inventions of the mind rather than around events. |
Ideas (Peter Watson)
Where I heard about it
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Spotted at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton — January 2026 (Books photo album)
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@typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History
- Philosophy
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.