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Beyond Scientism: Philosophical Knowing | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

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Intro

This chapter discusses the concept of wisdom and its traditional understanding as a comprehensive grasp of reality's causes and explanations, contrasting it with modern world wisdom linked with naturalism and scientism. The conversation challenges the reduction of explanations to material units, advocating for a broader view of reality beyond the physical.

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