The Intellectual Life
Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
Will be published approx. on 30. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-0-8132-0646-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the preparation and organization of the final production.
Reviews / Votes
Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of things. . . . This book is highly recommended not only for intellectuals, but also for students and those discerning their vocation in life."-New Oxford Review"[This] is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the preparation and organization of the final production."-The Sign
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8132-0646-2 (9780813206462)
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