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Ultimate Questions
Brian Magee
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Description for Ultimate Questions
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
We human beings had no say in existing--we just opened our eyes and found ourselves here. We have a fundamental need to understand who we are and the world we live in. Reason takes us a long way, but mystery remains. When our minds and senses are baffled, faith can seem justified--but faith is not knowledge. In Ultimate Questions, acclaimed philosopher Bryan Magee provocatively argues that we have no way of fathoming our own natures or finding definitive answers to the big questions we all face. With eloquence and grace, Magee urges us to be the mapmakers of what ... Read more
We human beings had no say in existing--we just opened our eyes and found ourselves here. We have a fundamental need to understand who we are and the world we live in. Reason takes us a long way, but mystery remains. When our minds and senses are baffled, faith can seem justified--but faith is not knowledge. In Ultimate Questions, acclaimed philosopher Bryan Magee provocatively argues that we have no way of fathoming our own natures or finding definitive answers to the big questions we all face. With eloquence and grace, Magee urges us to be the mapmakers of what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691178127
SKU
V9780691178127
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99-50
About Brian Magee
Bryan Magee has had an unusually multifaceted career as a professor of philosophy, music and theater critic, BBC broadcaster, and member of Parliament. His books, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include The Story of Philosophy. He lives in Oxford, England.
Reviews for Ultimate Questions
Magee's writing always makes very easy reading.
Anthony Kenny, Standpoint [Magee] writes with relaxed fluency.
Rowan Williams, New Statesman [Bryan Magee] writes with grace and offers a thoughtful summation of human experience.
Library Journal Living and dying in a world we accept we do not understand may not sound easy, but if Magee is any guide, the ... Read more
Anthony Kenny, Standpoint [Magee] writes with relaxed fluency.
Rowan Williams, New Statesman [Bryan Magee] writes with grace and offers a thoughtful summation of human experience.
Library Journal Living and dying in a world we accept we do not understand may not sound easy, but if Magee is any guide, the ... Read more