The Knowledge of Ignorance: From Genesis to Jules Verne

by Andrew Martin

Book Overview

This highly original study is concerned with the theory of knowledge. It approaches the subject in a new way by exploring the recurrent paradox which equates pure ignorance with perfect knowledge, twin ideals free from the impurities and imperfections of discourse. The author combines the techniques of literary criticism and intellectual history in order to examine the literary, philosophical, theological, and political ramifications of this anxiety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521112486
• ISBN13: 9780521112482
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"