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Autore |
Midgley Mary <1919-> |
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Titolo |
Wisdom, information, and wonder : what is knowledge for? / / Mary Midgley |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-97192-3 |
1-280-18220-2 |
0-203-00387-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy |
Ordinary-language philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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