Homo Geographicus: A Framework for Action, Awareness, and Moral Concern - Rilegato

Sack, Robert David

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ISBN 10: 0801855527 ISBN 13: 9780801855528

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

"We humans are geographical beings", writes Robert David Sack, "transforming the earth and making it into a home, and that transformed world affects who we are. Our geographical nature shapes our world and our selves. Being geographical is inescapable - we do not have to be conscious of it. Yet, realizing that we are geographical increases the effectiveness of our actions, the clarity of our awareness, and the inclusiveness and generosity of our moral concerns. It helps us see more clearly our world and our place in it". In "Homo Geographicus" Sack offers nothing less than a philosophy and theory of geography, exploring the empirical and moral implications of our geographical nature. He does so by developing a "relational framework" that maps out how nature, culture, self and such geographical factors as space, place, home and world fit together. This framework enables us to see more clearly how we transform the world and how we are affected by that transformation. It also provides possible moral directions for us to pursue so that we can be more responsible for our actions and make better our places, our home, and the earth itself.

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Recensione:

"This is a carefully crafted and thought-provoking work. A tightly argued and coherent whole picture emerges of the earth as mosaic with attendant mechanisms: a well-rehearsed choreography with no detail left to chance... Homo Geographicus deserves a careful and sympathetic read. It reveals the fruits of many years of study and reflection." -- Ecumene

Descrizione del libro:

Offering nothing less than a philosophy and theory of geography, Robert David Sack maps out how nature, culture, self, and such geographical factors as space, place, home, and world fit together -- enabling us to see more clearly how we transform the world and how we are affected by that transformation.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801855527
• ISBN 13: 9780801855528
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 292