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Wisdom, information, and wonder : what is knowledge for? / Mary Midgley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Midgley, Mary, 1919-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy.
- Ordinary-language philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-97192-3
- 1-280-18220-2
- 0-203-00387-X
- 9780203003879
- OCLC:
- 475884685
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