The Beautiful, the True and the Good: Studies in the History of Thoughts

by Robert E Wood and Robert E. Wood

How do we understand the notions of the beautiful, the true, and the good, and how do they help us to know, to understand? Philosopher Robert E. Wood considers appeal respectively to the heart, to the intellect, and to the will. In our minds, their interplay beckons each of us to assimilate one's past, and look forward towards further endeavors. They also set up what Wood calls a "dialogical imperative" to speak from where we stand and to stand in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081322747X
• ISBN13: 9780813227474
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"