Ebook {Epub PDF} Wisdom Information and Wonder: What Is Knowledge For? 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 criticizes conceptions of philosophy that support this mode of thinking. '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.'Cited by: The item Wisdom, information, and wonder: what is knowledge for?, Mary Midgley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.

Author: Midgley,Mary ISBN Title: Wisdom,InformationandWonder:WhatisKnowledgeFor?. Item Condition: New. Used-like N: The book pretty much look like a new book. There will be no stains or markings on the book, the cover is clean and crisp, the book will look unread, the only marks there may be are slight bumping marks to the edges of the book where it may have been on a shelf. 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? Wisdom, Information and Wonder: What is Knowledge For? 1st Edition is written by Mary Midgley and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Wisdom, Information and Wonder are , and the print ISBNs are , Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource.

In this book one of Britain's leading popular philosophers tackles a question that is at the root of our civilization: What is knowledge for?. InWisdom, Information and Wonder, Mary Midgley tackles the question at the root of our civilization: What is knowledge for? Keywords. Philosophy Ordinary-language philosophy. 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.