This is a facsimile edition of The idea of man which was published in 1946, which aims to allow a greater number of readers access to this monumental work, transverse to philosophy. Nicol It emphasizes the point that the choice of Greek philosophy is unavoidable, because this is where pristine manifests the formation of Western man as a legacy bequeathed to us indispensable. His central thesis that "the evolution of the idea of man corresponds to a real evolution of man himself," is evident through the tripartite development:_x000D_
In the first part makes an original and comprehensive development of man's relationship with the divine, as well as political education of man._x000D_
In the second part traces in detail the religion and politics and history of philosophy._x000D_
In the third part plays several records, including the principle of unity of man as being philosophical as well as roads platonic love and death._x000D_
This monumental volume is thus an invitation to philosophize with all the seriousness that this vocation loving and dialogical search for truth involves, as we entered one of its major problems, man.