02449oam 2200613 a 450 991078218080332120231206212048.01-282-86328-297866128632880-7735-7262-710.1515/9780773572621(CKB)1000000000522786(SSID)ssj0000283502(PQKBManifestationID)11242295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283502(PQKBWorkID)10248198(PQKB)10615195(CaPaEBR)407601(CaBNvSL)slc00204651(DE-B1597)658061(DE-B1597)9780773572621(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/1s9b4m(MiAaPQ)EBC3331648(MiAaPQ)EBC3248807(EXLCZ)99100000000052278620041008d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe recovery of wonder[electronic resource] the new freedom and the asceticism of power /Kenneth L. SchmitzMontreal [Que.] McGill-Queen's University Pressc2005xiv, 131 pMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;39Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2857-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Where Are the Things of Yesteryear? -- The Things of Yesteryear -- Come, Let Us Talk About the Death of Things -- The Things of Yesteryear and the New Freedom -- Epilogue and Envoi -- IndexWhile acknowledging the significant gains modernity and post-modernity offer Western civilization in the areas of liberty and knowledge, Schmitz sees in their arguments a superficiality that does not bite to the bone. In The Recovery of Wonder he proposes we approach the world as a gift in order to regain the sense of wonder Shakespeare so eloquently recognized.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;39RealityWonder (Philosophy)Reality.Wonder (Philosophy)190Schmitz Kenneth L1521633MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782180803321The recovery of wonder3760952UNINA