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Wisdom, Information and Wonder

What is Knowledge For?

By Mary Midgley

Published May 9th 1991 by Routledge – 288 pages

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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.

Reviews

'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 to do with the acquisition of wisdom by individuals and with our living better as individuals and as communities.' - Anthony O'Hear, Philosophy

'Our educatonal mentors would do well to heed the author's plea for a redress of the balance between understanding and mere accumulation of information.' - The Scientific & Medical Network

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Description: By Mary Midgley. 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...
Categories: Ethics Philosophy, Philosophy of Science