{"product_id":"the-way-toward-wisdom-an-interdisciplinary-and-intercultural-introduction-to-metaphysics-paperback","title":"The Way Toward Wisdom: An Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Introduction to Metaphysics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenedict M. Ashley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Way Toward Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by students in philosophy and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenedict M. Ashley, O.P., (1915 - 2013) was emeritus professor of moral theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eHealth Care Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, with Kevin O'Rourke, O.P., \u003ci\u003eJustice in the Church, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTruth in Love, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheologies of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725165424947,"sku":"9780268020354","price":96.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aPL3DRSWPc9780268020354.webp?v=1763704517","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-way-toward-wisdom-an-interdisciplinary-and-intercultural-introduction-to-metaphysics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}