Way Toward Wisdom, The : An Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Introduction to Metaphysics /

Working from a realist Thomistic epistemology, Ashley asserts that we must begin our search for wisdom in the natural sciences; only then, he believes, can we ensure that our claims about immaterial and invisible things are rooted in reliable experience of the material. Any attempt to share wisdom,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ashley, Benedict M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Metaphysics.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
metaphysics.
Metaphysique.
Metaphysics
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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