The Life of the Mind
Subtitle: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking
By: James V. Schall
Publisher: ISI Books; Regnery Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781932236897
Subjects: Thought and thinking; Thought and thinking -- Philosophy; Intellect -- Philosophy; Philosophy
Description: 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 (ISI Books), among many other volumes of philosophical and political reflection, discusses the various ways of approaching the delight of thinking and the way that this delight begins in seeing and hearing and even in making and walking. We must be attentive to and cultivate the needs of the mind, argues Schall, for it is through our intellect that all that is not ourselves is finally returned to us, allowing us to live in the light of truth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index