The Life of the Mind: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking

by James V. Schall

Book Overview

In The Life of the Mind, Georgetown University's James V. Schall takes up the task of reminding us that, as human beings, we naturally take a special delight and pleasure in simply knowing. Because we have not only bodies but also minds, we are built to know what is.

In this volume, Schall, author of On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs, among many other volumes of philosophical and political reflection, discusses the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932236899
• ISBN13: 9781932236897
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"