Synopsis: Wonder has often occupied a place of unique importance
across a variety of human practices and intellectual activities. At
different times and historical periods, it has been hailed as the
beginning of philosophy and as the end that philosophy should
aspire to pursue; as the motive force of scientific quests and
their fruit; as the aim of art and the means art uses to accomplish
its aims; and as the religious experience par excellence and the
hallmark of a deeper spiritual life. Yet despite the special
relationship it has borne to many of our most highly valued
intellectual and spiritual practices, wonder remains a neglected
and understudied notion. This volume aims to redress this neglect,
bringing together a collection of essays drawn from different
disciplines to consider the sense of wonder from a number of
complementary perspectives. What is wonder? What role has it
historically played in philosophy, science, art and aesthetics, and
the religious or spiritual life? Can wonder be dangerous? Is wonder
an experience in which we should, or indeed could, aspire to dwell?
Why, among human experiences, should it be prized? Contributors:
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Stephen Mulhall, Sylvana Chrysakopoulou,
Michael Funk Deckard, Derek Matravers, Michel Hulin, Alexander
Rueger, Robert Fuller, David Burrell, Douglas Hedley,
Claude-Olivier Doron & Sophia Vasalou. Endorsements: "Is wonder
of importance, and if so, why? This wide-ranging and
thought-provoking collection of essays can be warmly recommended to
anyone with an interest in this intriguing topic." --Jane Heal,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge "We all recognize
wonder, but we are puzzled by what exactly it is. Sophia Vasalou's
multidisciplinary team of specialists unravels the strands of our
perplexity, and her own substantial contribution presents the topic
with her customary imagination, learning, and originality." --John
Marenbon, Professor of Medieval Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Author Biography: Sophia Vasalou is Junior Research Fellow at
Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. She is the
author of Moral Agents and Their Deserts (2008).
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