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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn a deep and subtle examination of our condition, John Kekes shows how it is possible to live wisely, even when confronted with competing visions of what a good life might consist in. For Kekes, rather than assuming that there is one unitary Good over-riding all others, wisdom involves recognising our contingency while cultivating our moral imagination. This we can do by drawing on the historical and cultural traditions we inherit, as Kekes shows by a sensitive use of literature and philosophy. Kekes's achievement in his book is to intimate how each one of us, while sensitive to the demands of our own contingency and history, may transform the commonplace of our own lives, thus moving towards a form of wisdom worth striving for. * Anthony O'Hear, University of Buckingham *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Human Wisdom: Initial Conception Chapter 2: Approaches to Wisdom Chapter 3: Two Assumptions Chapter 4: Perennial Problems Chapter 5: Wisdom: The Emerging Conception Chapter 6: Basic Assumptions Chapter 7: Reflective Understanding Chapter 8: Depth Chapter 9: Wisdom: The Concluding Conception Last Words
