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Wisdom, Information and Wonder: What is Knowledge For?

By Mary Midgley
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$225.00
By Mary Midgley
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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.

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PhilosophyPhilosophical Positions & MovementsMajor Branches of Philosophical StudyGeneral & Miscellaneous PhilosophyAnalytic PhilosophyLanguage, Philosophy ofPhilosophy - General & MiscellaneousOrdinary-language philosophy