Mary Midgley

Broschiertes Buch

Wisdom, Information and Wonder

What is Knowledge For?

Beschreibung

This treatise on the question of knowledge challenges readers to re-examine the protective barriers built to isolate "science" from other forms of enquiry. The author shows her concern with the plight of education and institutionalized knowledge, and the fate of learning in the future.

Autor

Mary Midgley (1919-2018) was one of the most renowned moral philosophers of her generation and the author of many books, including Beast and Man, Wickedness and The Myths We Live By. She has taken part in many broadcast events, including The Moral Maze and Woman's Hour.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9780415028301
• ISBN-10: 0415028302
• Artikelnr.: 21967345