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Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions: a Critique of Contemporary Scientism / by Dr Wolfgang Smith; Jean Borella is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions: a Critique of Contemporary Scientism / about?
For many years, Wolfgang Smith has been putting forward an expansive vision of the traditional Christian cosmos alongside an incisive critique of the truncated perspective of contemporary scientism. In Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions he shows how the physical sciences, freed from prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate the traditional wisdom long thought to be dead. Basing himself in part upon epistemological considerations first enunciated by Sir Arthur Eddington, he shows that
Who reads Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions: a Critique of Contemporary Scientism /?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dr Wolfgang Smith; Jean Borella
- Publisher
- Angelico Press/Sophia Perennis
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781621380238
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, Physics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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