02053nam 2200601Ia 450 991045530830332120200520144314.01-134-97192-31-280-18220-20-203-00387-X(CKB)111056485509826(EBL)179618(OCoLC)475884685(SSID)ssj0000272740(PQKBManifestationID)11207228(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272740(PQKBWorkID)10306182(PQKB)11683383(MiAaPQ)EBC179618(Au-PeEL)EBL179618(CaPaEBR)ebr5004079(CaONFJC)MIL18220(EXLCZ)9911105648550982619901121e19911989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWisdom, information, and wonder[electronic resource] what is knowledge for? /Mary MidgleyLondon ;New York Routledge19911 online resource (286 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-14126-7 0-415-02830-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTSIn 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.PhilosophyOrdinary-language philosophyElectronic books.Philosophy.Ordinary-language philosophy.100121Midgley Mary1919-554950MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455308303321Wisdom, information, and wonder1920986UNINA