In this book one of Britain's leading popular philosophers tackles a question that is at the root of our civilization: What is knowledge for?. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of philosophy, sociology, education, cultural studies, cognitive science, history of ideas.
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In 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.
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