The Uncommon Philosopher The Wisdom of Boethius, Maimonides and Schumacher |
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| Author:
| Macfarlane, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4928-6872-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.50 |
Book Description:
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The book explores the thought of Boethius, a Roman Christian patrician, - Maimonides, one of the greatest of Jewish Rabbinic scholars, and Schumacher, an economist and thinker of the 20th. century. Each wrote about a philosophy of life that could be embraced by anyone willing to engage in serious thought about scientific, philosophical and theological issues, or just life itself as we know it. Although separated in time, and coming from different cultural backgrounds, there is a...
More DescriptionThe book explores the thought of Boethius, a Roman Christian patrician, - Maimonides, one of the greatest of Jewish Rabbinic scholars, and Schumacher, an economist and thinker of the 20th. century. Each wrote about a philosophy of life that could be embraced by anyone willing to engage in serious thought about scientific, philosophical and theological issues, or just life itself as we know it. Although separated in time, and coming from different cultural backgrounds, there is a remarkable unanimity of thought in the three writers