50 pages 1 hour read

Wade Davis

The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

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Essay Topics

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Is there a difference between wisdom and science? Explain with references from the text.

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Do you believe the ethnosphere is as integral to the continued habitation of this planet as the biosphere? Explain with references from the text.

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Tibetan Buddhist Matthieu Ricard defines Buddhism as a “science of the mind” (183). What does he mean by this statement? Do other cultures in the text have similar “sciences” of belief?

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