Poetics of the Earth (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies) - Softcover

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Berque, Augustin

 
9780367729806: Poetics of the Earth (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0367729806 ISBN 13: 9780367729806
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Poetics of the Earth is a work of environmental philosophy, based on a synthesis of eastern and western thought on natural and human history. It draws on recent biological research to show how the processes of evolution and history both function according to the same principles.

Augustin Berque rejects the separation of nature and culture which he believes lies at the root of the environmental crisis. This book proposes a three stage process of "re-worlding" (moving away from the individualized self to become a part of the common world), "re-concretizing" (understanding the meaning and historical development of words and things) and "re-engaging" (reconsidering the relationship between history and subjectivity at every level of being) in order to bring western thought on nature and culture into sustainable harmony and alignment.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental studies, environmental philosophy, Asian studies and the natural sciences.

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About the Author

Augustin Berque has recently retired as Director of Studies in Environmental Philosophy and Geography at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris, France. He was the recipient of the 2018 International Cosmos Prize.

Translator Anne-Marie Feenberg-Dibon is Professor of Humanities at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. She studied at the Sorbonne (Licence d’Anglais, DES d’Anglais), France, and the University of California at San Diego, California (PhD in Comparative Literature), USA. Her publications include articles on the novel as well as translations of six philosophical books and numerous articles.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367729806
ISBN 13 
9780367729806
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
226

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