In Concrete Reveries, acclaimed philosopher and cultural critic Mark Kingwell offers a thoughtful answer to Socrates’ injunction about the life worth living, using the urban experience to illustrate the dynamic between concreteness and abstraction that operates within us.Witty and authoritative, the book is an exhilarating journey through unexpected terrain. About the Author: Philosopher and critic Mark Kingwell is the author of eleven previous books. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, a contributing editor of Harper's Magazine, and a frequent contributor to Queen's Quarterly and The Globe and Mail. He lives in Toronto.
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