"Man Before Chaos: Philosophy is Born in a Cry" by Willem F. Zuurdeeg, completed and edited by Esther C. Swenson, published by Abingdon Press, New York 1968. First Edition.

Softcover [a little soiling & wear]; 5.1/2" x 7.3/4"; 160 pages, a little foxing, very good condition.

"This stimulating and provocative posthumous book by Willem F. Zuurdeeg develops his thesis that philosophy is born in a cry- a ringing cry against the threat of chaos and an affirmation of eternal truth and imperishable reality. It is in crying out, says the author, that man becomes genuinely human." [from text on the back cover]

"Zuurgeeg's final work was completed posthumously by my undergraduate philosophy professor, Esther Cornelius Swenson. Zuurdeeg understood, as few others of his time, that a primal cry underlies all philosophical pursuits. Plato, Aristotle, et. al., begin with a cry against chaos, attempting to bring some kind of order (an Ordered World Home) that protects against the chaos and the darkness. This book is a hidden treasure. I barely comprehended it when it was first published. Now I view it as a masterpiece." [a private review]

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