The Rediscovery of Wisdom: From Here to Antiquity in Quest of Sophia
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| Management number | 237300755 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$41.25 | Model Number | 237300755 | ||
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By reconstructing it and tracing its vicissitudes, David Conway rehabilitates a time-honoured conception of philosophy, originating in Plato and Aristotle, which makes theoretical wisdom its aim. Wisdom is equated with possessing a demonstrably correct understanding of why the world exists and has the broad character it does. Adherents of this conception maintained the world to be the demonstrable creation of a divine intelligence in whose contemplation supreme human happiness resides. Their claims are defended against various latter-day scepticisms. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0333747119 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0333747117 |
| Edition | 2000th |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.63 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 14.6 ounces |
| Print length | 206 pages |
| Publication date | July 31, 2000 |
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