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The Life of the Mind: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking
James V. Schall
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Description for The Life of the Mind: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In The Life of the Mind, Georgetown University’s James V. Schall takes up the task of reminding us that, as human beings, we naturally take a special delight and pleasure in simply knowing. Because we have not only bodies but also minds, we are built to know what is. In this volume, Schall, author of On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs among many other volumes of philosophical and political reflection, discusses the various ways of approaching the delight of thinking and the way that this delight begins in seeing and hearing and even in making and walking. We must be ... Read more
In The Life of the Mind, Georgetown University’s James V. Schall takes up the task of reminding us that, as human beings, we naturally take a special delight and pleasure in simply knowing. Because we have not only bodies but also minds, we are built to know what is. In this volume, Schall, author of On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs among many other volumes of philosophical and political reflection, discusses the various ways of approaching the delight of thinking and the way that this delight begins in seeing and hearing and even in making and walking. We must be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781933859613
SKU
V9781933859613
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Reviews for The Life of the Mind: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking
“Schall [is] one of the finest essayists writing today . . . a lover of the ‘permanent things,’ always points beyond himself. . . . The breadth and depth of [his] reading and study is impressive. . . .On one level, The Life of the Mind is a sort of intellectual memoir, a warm invitation to walk alongside a holy ... Read more