From Tradition to Modernity: An Introduction to the Thought of Kwame Gyeke and Kwame Anthony Appiah
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Tom Pynn, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Coordinator of the Peace Studies Program, discusses "From Tradition to Modernity: An Introduction to the Thought of Kwame Gyeke and Kwame Anthony Appiah".
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