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Getting Back into Place, Second Edition: Toward a Renewed Understanding of the Place-World
Edward S. Casey
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Description for Getting Back into Place, Second Edition: Toward a Renewed Understanding of the Place-World
Paperback. Enlarged edition of a classic work on the significance of place Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 512 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 818.
What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Indeed, the space we occupy has much to do with what and who we are. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives, philosophers have neglected it.
Since its publication in 1993, Getting Back into Place has been recognized as a pioneering study of the importance of place in people's lives. This edition includes new material that reflects on the development of the field of environmental philosophy and presents Edward S. Casey's current ... Read more
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Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Studies in Continental Thought
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253220882
SKU
V9780253220882
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About Edward S. Casey
Edward S. Casey is Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University. His previous books include Imagining (IUP, 2nd ed., 2000), Remembering (IUP, 2nd ed., 2000), and The World at a Glance (IUP, 2007).
Reviews for Getting Back into Place, Second Edition: Toward a Renewed Understanding of the Place-World
Casey's contributions complement those [of other writers], but they surpass most extant works in their majestic breadth, depth, and scope, offering insightful analyses, careful explications, and creative re-readings of both environmental phenomena and historical texts.
Environmental Ethics
This important and inspiring book is without question the most significant statement on place in our time.
Theology Today
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Environmental Ethics
This important and inspiring book is without question the most significant statement on place in our time.
Theology Today
... Read more