Reinventing Nature?: Responses to Postmodern Deconstruction - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1559633115 ISBN 13: 9781559633116

Casa editrice: Island Pr, 1994

Riassunto

How much of science is culturally constructed? How much depends on language and metaphor? How do our ideas about nature connect with reality? Can nature be "reinvented" through theme parks and malls, or through restoration?Reinventing Nature? is an interdisciplinary investigation of how perceptions and conceptions of nature affect both the individual experience and society's management of nature. Leading thinkers from a variety of fields -- philosophy, psychology, sociology, public policy, forestry, and others -- address the conflict between perception and reality of nature, each from a different perspective. The editors of the volume provide an insightful introductory chapter that places the book in the context of contemporary debates and a concluding chapter that brings together themes and draws conclusions from the dialogue.In addition to the editors, contributors include Albert Borgmann, David Graber, N. Katherine Hayles, Stephen R. Kellert, Gary P. Nabhan, Paul Shepard, and Donald Worster.

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• Editore: Island Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1559633115
• ISBN 13: 9781559633116
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 203
• Redattore: Soule Michael E., Lease Gary
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile