In Defence of Wonder and Other Philosophical Reflections.

In these lively and provocative essays, philosopher, polymath and all-round intellectual heavyweight, Raymond Tallis debunks commonplace truths, exposes woolly thinking and pulls the rug from beneath a wide range of commentator whether scientist, theologian, philosopher or pundit. Tallis takes to ta...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tallis, Raymond
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:In these lively and provocative essays, philosopher, polymath and all-round intellectual heavyweight, Raymond Tallis debunks commonplace truths, exposes woolly thinking and pulls the rug from beneath a wide range of commentator whether scientist, theologian, philosopher or pundit. Tallis takes to task much of contemporary science and philosophy, arguing that they are guilty of taking us down ever narrowing conduits of problem solving that only invite ever more complex responses and in doing so have lost sight of ""wonder""--The metaphysical intoxication that first gave birth to philosophy 2
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages)
ISBN:9781317547419
1317547411
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.