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The Recovery of Wonder : the New Freedom and the Asceticism of Power by Kenneth L. Schmitz is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Recovery of Wonder : the New Freedom and the Asceticism of Power about?
While acknowledging the significant gains modernity and post-modernity offer Western civilization in the areas of liberty and knowledge, Schmitz sees in their arguments a superficiality that does not bite to the bone. In The Recovery of Wonder he proposes we approach the world as a gift in order to regain the sense of wonder Shakespeare so eloquently recognized.
Who reads The Recovery of Wonder : the New Freedom and the Asceticism of Power?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kenneth L. Schmitz
- Publisher
- ACP - McGill Queen's University Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282863286
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, History, Modern
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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