ENGLISH

Getting It Wrong: The Medieval Epistemology of Error (Studien Und Texte Zur Geistesgeschichte Des Mittelalters)

By G. R. Evans

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
1998
ISBN
9004112405, 9782702824979
LCC
B738.K56 E93 1998
Open Library ID
OL367213M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13555502 bytes)
Series
Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters 63
Pages
238\238
Topic
Education
DPI
600
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This text deals with the dark side of the medieval theory of knowledge, the ways in which perceptions can err, curiosity get out of hand, and knowledge damage the knower. The first and second parts explore the organs, powers and facilities of the soul and the ways in which teaching and learning occur. The third part of the book examines medieval ideas of "common knowledge" and the ways in which individuals can share or fail to share the knowledge human beings ought to have. The fourth part considers wisdom and folly, security and incompleteness of knowledge, truth and lies.

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