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A Guide For the Perplexed
E F Schumacher
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Description for A Guide For the Perplexed
Paperback. Asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence. This title covers the questions: How am I to conduct my life? What is the nature of art and nature? What is the meaning of religion? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
A Guide for the Perplexed is E. F. Schumacher's classic work of philosophy and a statement of the philosophies that underpin his economic masterpiece Small is Beautiful. Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge, which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence.
A Guide for the Perplexed is E. F. Schumacher's classic work of philosophy and a statement of the philosophies that underpin his economic masterpiece Small is Beautiful. Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge, which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099480211
SKU
V9780099480211
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About E F Schumacher
Before the publication of Small is Beautiful, his bestselling reappraisal of Western economic attitudes, Dr E. F. Schumacher was already well known as an economist, journalist and progressive entrepreneur. Born in Germany, he first came to England in 1930 as a Rhodes Scholar to study economics at New College, Oxford. Later, at the age of twenty-two, he taught economics at ... Read more
Reviews for A Guide For the Perplexed
A condensation of a vast and refreshingly unorthodox system of ideas
Arthur Koestler
Observer
Schumacher's arguments are invigorating, provoking, and often dramatic
New Statesman
The most exciting philosophical book for ages
Daily Mail
There is a rich store of wisdom and understanding, embedded in the religions of East and West, which our dangerous ... Read more
Arthur Koestler
Observer
Schumacher's arguments are invigorating, provoking, and often dramatic
New Statesman
The most exciting philosophical book for ages
Daily Mail
There is a rich store of wisdom and understanding, embedded in the religions of East and West, which our dangerous ... Read more