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Mary Midgley
Wisdom, Information and Wonder [EPUB ebook]
What is Knowledge For?

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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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Format EPUB ● Pages 286 ● ISBN 9781134971916 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2551338 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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