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Nicholas Maxwell
Nicholas Maxwell has devoted much of his working life to arguing that we need to bring about a revolution in academia so that it seeks and promotes wisdom and does not just acquire...view moreNicholas Maxwell has devoted much of his working life to arguing that we need to bring about a revolution in academia so that it seeks and promotes wisdom and does not just acquire knowledge. He has published eight books on this theme, including How Universities Can Help Create a Wiser World (2014) and In Praise of Natural Philosophy (2017). For 30 years he taught philosophy of science at University College London, where he is now Emeritus Reader. For more about his work, see www.ucl.ac.uk/from-knowledge-to-wisdom.view less
Books by Nicholas Maxwell
Karl Popper, Science and Enlightenment How Universities Can Help Create a Wiser World: The Urgent Need for an Academic Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGlobal Philosophy: What Philosophy Ought to Be Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings