LEADER 02053nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910455308303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-97192-3 010 $a1-280-18220-2 010 $a0-203-00387-X 035 $a(CKB)111056485509826 035 $a(EBL)179618 035 $a(OCoLC)475884685 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000272740 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11207228 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272740 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306182 035 $a(PQKB)11683383 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179618 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL179618 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5004079 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL18220 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485509826 100 $a19901121e19911989 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWisdom, information, and wonder$b[electronic resource] $ewhat is knowledge for? /$fMary Midgley 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1991 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-14126-7 311 $a0-415-02830-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aOrdinary-language philosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 615 0$aOrdinary-language philosophy. 676 $a100 676 $a121 700 $aMidgley$b Mary$f1919-$0554950 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455308303321 996 $aWisdom, information, and wonder$91920986 997 $aUNINA