The Five Gateways Of Knowledge - Softcover

George Wilson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371334934 ISBN 13: 9780371334935

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

The Five Gateways Of Knowledge by George Wilson. This philosophical meditation treats the senses as doors to understanding. Wilson pictures the skull as an ivory palace and identifies five gateways—the Eye, the Ear, the Nose, the Tongue, and the Skin—through which the outer world enters and the spirit seeks knowledge and delight. The book argues that the senses are not merely biological tools but ministers to three ends: practical life, intellectual cultivation, and aesthetic perception, including moral sensibility. He surveys the Eye in depth, describing its beauty, its capacity to educate, and its limits; the Ear as the organ of hearing, memory, emotion, and worship; the Nose as a source of health, memory, and sacred fragrance; the Tongue as a guide against excess and as a site of taste and ethical reflection; and the Hand as the bridge and instrument that enables all touch, creation, and action. Throughout, Wilson blends science, poetry, and religious imagery to claim that educated senses broaden both knowledge and life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371334934
• ISBN 13: 9780371334935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164