Wisdom, Information and Wonder
What is Knowledge For?
List Price: $31.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-02830-1
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 05/09/1991
- Pages: 288
- Trim Size: 216X138
About the Book
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.Customers who bought Wisdom, Information and Wonder also bought:
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