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A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good
Robert David Sack
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Description for A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good
paperback. Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. What emerges is a geographical theory of morality based on space, place, and place-making. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
In this original and ambitious work, the renowned geographer Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. The joint application of these two criteria is the basis of a geographically informed moral theory that emphasizes the role of altruism. As well, it sheds light on the connection between the real and the good. Place-making that is guided by these criteria can affect our concepts of justice, our concerns about nature, and our views of democracy and the economy. What emerges is a geographical theory of morality based on ... Read more
In this original and ambitious work, the renowned geographer Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. The joint application of these two criteria is the basis of a geographically informed moral theory that emphasizes the role of altruism. As well, it sheds light on the connection between the real and the good. Place-making that is guided by these criteria can affect our concepts of justice, our concerns about nature, and our views of democracy and the economy. What emerges is a geographical theory of morality based on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415944854
SKU
V9780415944854
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About Robert David Sack
Robert Sack is the Bascom Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is the author of numerous books.
Reviews for A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good
"This is an amazing piece of work. It is nothing less than an attempt at providing a geographical theory of morality based around the concept of place that Sack has developed in his previous writing."
John Agnew, author of Geopolitics and Human Geography "Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education's New Scholarly Books section, May 2, 2003."
John Agnew, author of Geopolitics and Human Geography "Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education's New Scholarly Books section, May 2, 2003."