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In this warm, stimulating brew of personal stories, acclaimed author Kathleen Dean Moore uses the metaphor of an island to challenge the cynicism inherent in the Western worldview. A gifted storyteller with a sly sense of humor, Moore explores three separations brought to us by Enlightenment philosophers: the separation of human from nature, of things near and far away, and of the sacred from the mundane. Challenging each, such as Descartes' idea that humans have a discrete consciousness and can alter creation while remaining unaltered themselves, she reveals why such divisions don't tally with the values expressed daily in the way people live. Moore disguises her philosophical explorations in stories: about vacationing on a tiny island in Alaska, visiting her father in the hospital, watching grouse perform their mating dance in the desert. Throughout, she shows that, when properly observed, the world is full of opportunities to find hidden connections.
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Kathleen Dean Moore is chair of the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University.
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"...[Moore] evokes a vision of the interrelation of life, all joined beneath the surface." -- Islands, July 2004
"...an intense practitioner of noticing... " -- The Oregonian, July 19, 2004
"...one of the best essayists on nature that America has produced..." -- Statesman Journal, July 4, 2004
"The Pine Island Paradox is a beautiful and challenging book to read...Moore...writes beautifully and compellingly." -- Lodi News-Sentinel, February 26, 2005
"The Pine Island Paradox travels through marshes, forests, and deserts offer[ing] fresh ways of looking at ourselves and the world." -- California Wild, Spring 2004
"This book is a religious experience for those who see the sacred in the natural workings of the world." -- Islander (Sanibel, FL), May 28
A talented storyteller and sage philosopher, the author shares personal stories about the separation of humankind from nature. -- Forecast, May, 2004
Moore has written a sharp and lyrical treatise on what it means to be human in the natural world. -- Body and Soul, September 2004
Moore's prose sings...It moves from image and experience, from the small things, the casual motions, through narrative and language. -- The Middlewesterner Weblog, September 18, 2005
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- PublisherMilkweed Editions
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1571312765
- ISBN 13 9781571312761
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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