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Wisdom, Information and Wonder What is Knowledge For [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Philosophy)
  • Author:  Midgley, Mary
  • Author:  Midgley, Mary
  • ISBN-10:  0415028302
  • ISBN-10:  0415028302
  • ISBN-13:  9780415028301
  • ISBN-13:  9780415028301
  • Publisher:  Taylor & Francis
  • Publisher:  Taylor & Francis
  • Pages:  286
  • Pages:  286
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Dec-1991
  • Pub Date:  01-Dec-1991
  • SKU:  0415028302-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  0415028302-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 101472138
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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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