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One World and Our Knowledge of It
J. F. Rosenberg
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Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Philosophy, Aristotle is well known to have said, begins in wonder. So, of course, does everything else. Astronomy begins in wonder at the moving lights in the sky; biology, in wonder at the living creatures of the earth; psychology, in wonder at the intricacies and eccentricities of our distinctively human form of life. So, at best, wonder is only a necessary condition for philosophy. What. is peculiar about philosophers is what we are inclined to wonder about. We wonder about everything. In particular, we wonder about astron omy and biology and psychology (and about philosophy) - about whether and how ... Read more
Philosophy, Aristotle is well known to have said, begins in wonder. So, of course, does everything else. Astronomy begins in wonder at the moving lights in the sky; biology, in wonder at the living creatures of the earth; psychology, in wonder at the intricacies and eccentricities of our distinctively human form of life. So, at best, wonder is only a necessary condition for philosophy. What. is peculiar about philosophers is what we are inclined to wonder about. We wonder about everything. In particular, we wonder about astron omy and biology and psychology (and about philosophy) - about whether and how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400990555
SKU
V9789400990555
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