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Recovery of Wonder : The New Freedom and the Asceticism of Power
ISBN: 9780773572621
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / McGill-Queen''s University Press
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Subjects: Philosophy;

Environmental degradation. Globalization. The closure of our public life to the transcendent dimensions of human existence. For esteemed philosopher Kenneth Schmitz these are the by-products of modernity and post-modernity. But The Recovery of Wonder is not a denunciation of modern philosophy. Instead, it seeks to point out what needs to be rethought at fundamental levels of our understanding and to show clearly how contemporary social concerns can be illuminated by a new look at the history of philosophy.

Kenneth L. Schmitz is professor emeritus of philosophy and fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto, associate fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, and professor of philosophy, John Paul II Institute and CUA, WashingtoKenneth L. Schmitz is professor emeritus of philosophy and fellow of Trinity College, University of Toronto, associate fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, and professor of philosophy, John Paul II Institute and CUA, Washingto