The recovery of wonder : the new freedom and the asceticism of power /

While 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmitz, Kenneth L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 39.
Temas:
Reality.
Wonder (Philosophy)
Réalité.
Étonnement (Philosophie)
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Reality
Realite.
Etonnement (Philosophie)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:While 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 131 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773572621
0773572627

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