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Frogs, Cats and Pyramids: Wild Journeys in Search of Knowledge
Tony Cleaver
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Description for Frogs, Cats and Pyramids: Wild Journeys in Search of Knowledge
Paperback. Assorted characters who take you on travels through maths, science, language and literature like you never imagined in school. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Imagine a group of people in a mountain retreat seeking to understand why we categorize knowledge into various academic disciplines, each with its own way of looking at reality. Mathematics; the Arts, Language; Humanities; Science; Computer Technology, and Religion, Faith and Ethics - that is the way we learn to see the world. Each discipline locks us into a way of seeing that separates us from other ways. Imagine a cynic, a professional thief who seeks only to exploit others. Imagine if a specialist academic wanted to tell a story, relate an adventure that in some way resonates with his ... Read more
Imagine a group of people in a mountain retreat seeking to understand why we categorize knowledge into various academic disciplines, each with its own way of looking at reality. Mathematics; the Arts, Language; Humanities; Science; Computer Technology, and Religion, Faith and Ethics - that is the way we learn to see the world. Each discipline locks us into a way of seeing that separates us from other ways. Imagine a cynic, a professional thief who seeks only to exploit others. Imagine if a specialist academic wanted to tell a story, relate an adventure that in some way resonates with his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liberalis
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782794103
SKU
V9781782794103
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Tony Cleaver
Tony Cleaver has been a journalist, hippy, teacher, road sweeper, mountain guide, university lecturer and writer. He has lived and worked in five countries on three continents and after almost two decades at the University of Durham, UK, he has now moved to Colombia where he lectures part-time, plays cricket and writes.
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