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Wisdom, Information and Wonder: What is Knowledge For?
Mary Midgley
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Description for Wisdom, Information and Wonder: What is Knowledge For?
paperback. This treatise on the question of knowledge challenges readers to re-examine the protective barriers built to isolate "science" from other forms of enquiry. The author shows her concern with the plight of education and institutionalized knowledge, and the fate of learning in the future. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
In this book one of Britain's leading philosophers tackles a question at the root of our civilisation: What is knowledge for? Midgley rejects the fragmentary and specialized way in which information is conveyed in the high-tech world, and criticizes conceptions of philosophy that support this mode of thinking.
In this book one of Britain's leading philosophers tackles a question at the root of our civilisation: What is knowledge for? Midgley rejects the fragmentary and specialized way in which information is conveyed in the high-tech world, and criticizes conceptions of philosophy that support this mode of thinking.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415028301
SKU
KSG0033293
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mary Midgley
Mary Midgley (1919-2018) was one of the most renowned moral philosophers of her generation and the author of many books, including Beast and Man, Wickedness and The Myths We Live By. She has taken part in many broadcast events, including The Moral Maze and Woman's Hour.
Reviews for Wisdom, Information and Wonder: What is Knowledge For?
'The writing is fluid, clear and graceful ... a rewarding book to read.' - Social Science Quarterly 'Midgley is very good on the hidden moral agenda behind much "value free" science' - Times Literary Supplement 'Midgley bravely strives to re-assert the unfashionable idea that the search for knowledge in general and philosophy in particular ought to have something ... Read more