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Toward New Philosophical Explorations of the Epistemic Desire to Know : Just Curious about Curiosity /

This collection of essays explores curiosity from many philosophical perspectives of relevance to various fields and disciplines such as educational studies, epistemology, political philosophy and history of thought. It advances and enriches scholarly research on curiosity while critiquing current a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Papastephanou, Marianna (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: United Kingdom : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This collection of essays explores curiosity from many philosophical perspectives of relevance to various fields and disciplines such as educational studies, epistemology, political philosophy and history of thought. It advances and enriches scholarly research on curiosity while critiquing current approaches to the epistemic desire to know. Its interest in contemporary accounts of curiosity does not entail neglect of the conceptual history of this notion from antiquity to the present. Its focus on cultural and scientific appreciations of curiosity is global rather than local and inclusive of s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527531987
1527531988