How Long to Read The Way Toward Wisdom

How Long Does it Take to Read The Way Toward Wisdom?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 26 minutes to read The Way Toward Wisdom by Benedict M. Ashley O.P.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Once thought to be the task of metaphysics, the synthesis of knowledge has been discounted by many philosophers today. Benedict Ashley, a leading Thomistic scholar, argues that it remains a valid and intellectually fruitful pursuit by situating metaphysics as an endeavor that must cross disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Working from a realist Thomistic epistemology, Ashley asserts that we must begin our search for wisdom in the natural sciences; only then, he believes, can we ensure that our claims about immaterial and invisible things are rooted in reliable experience of the material. Any attempt to share wisdom, he insists, must derive from a context that is both interdisciplinary and intercultural. Ashley offers an ambitious analysis and synthesis of major historical contributions to the unification of knowledge, including non-Western traditions. Beginning with the question "Metaphysics: Nonsense or Wisdom?" Ashley moves from a critical examination of the foundations of modern science to quantum physics and the Big Bang; from Aristotle's theory of being and change, through Aquinas's five ways, to a critical analysis of modern and postmodern thought. Ashley is able to interweave the approaches of the great philosophers by demonstrating their contributions to philosophical thought in a concrete, specific manner. In the process, he accounts for a contemporary culture overwhelmed by the fragmentation of data and thirsting for an utterly transcendent yet personal God. The capstone of a remarkable career, The Way Toward Wisdom will be welcomed by students in philosophy and theology.

How long is The Way Toward Wisdom?

The Way Toward Wisdom by Benedict M. Ashley O.P. is 846 pages long, and a total of 216,576 words.

This makes it 286% the length of the average book. It also has 265% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Way Toward Wisdom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 43 minutes to read The Way Toward Wisdom aloud.

What Reading Level is The Way Toward Wisdom?

The Way Toward Wisdom is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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