Wisdom: A Humanistic Conception

by John Kekes

In this book, renowned philosopher John Kekes develops and defends a humanistic conception of wisdom as a personal attitude--one that can guide how we face adversities and evaluate the often conflicting possibilities and limits of life in the context in which we live.

Wisdom includes basic assumptions about the concrete and constantly changing conditions of life; reflective understanding of how we can rely on reason to evaluate the possibilities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197514049
• ISBN13: 9780197514047
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"