Knowledge, Teaching and Wisdom
. Ed(S): Lehrer, Keith; Lum, B.J.; Slichta, Beverly A. (Erie Community College, Orchard Park, Usa); Smith, N.D.
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hardcover. What is knowledge? What is wisdom? What is education? How can education result in the acquisition of knowledge and wisdom? Containing articles from diverse philosophical and educational perspectives, this work provides answers to the basic questions of philosophy and education. It is of interest to philosophers and educators. Editor(s): Lehrer, Keith; Lum, B.J.; Slichta, Beverly A. (Erie Community College, Orchard Park, USA); Smith, N.D. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
This book derives from a 1993 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Knowledge, Teaching, and Wisdom. The Institute took place at the University of California, Berkeley, and was co-directed by Keith Lehrer and Nicholas D. Smith. The aims of the Institute were several: we sought to reintroduce wisdom as a topic of discussion among contemporary philosophers, to undertake an historical investigation of how and when and why it was that wisdom faded from philosophical view, and to ask how contemporary epistemological theories might apply to the obviously related subjects of teaching and wisdom. In recruiting participants, Lehrer and ... Read more
This book derives from a 1993 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Knowledge, Teaching, and Wisdom. The Institute took place at the University of California, Berkeley, and was co-directed by Keith Lehrer and Nicholas D. Smith. The aims of the Institute were several: we sought to reintroduce wisdom as a topic of discussion among contemporary philosophers, to undertake an historical investigation of how and when and why it was that wisdom faded from philosophical view, and to ask how contemporary epistemological theories might apply to the obviously related subjects of teaching and wisdom. In recruiting participants, Lehrer and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792339809
SKU
V9780792339809
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