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The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History
Edward S. Casey
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Description for The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History
Paperback. Offers a philosophical history of the evolving conceptualizations of place and space in Western thought. In this title, the author begins with mythological and religious creation stories and the theories of Plato and Aristotle and then explores the heritage of Neoplatonic, medieval, and Renaissance speculations about space. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
In this imaginative and comprehensive study, Edward Casey, one of the most incisive interpreters of the Continental philosophical tradition, offers a philosophical history of the evolving conceptualizations of place and space in Western thought. Not merely a presentation of the ideas of other philosophers, "The Fate of Place" is acutely sensitive to silences, absences, and missed opportunities in the complex history of philosophical approaches to space and place. A central theme is the increasing neglect of place in favor of space from the seventh century A.D. onward, amounting to the virtual exclusion of place by the end of the eighteenth ... Read more
In this imaginative and comprehensive study, Edward Casey, one of the most incisive interpreters of the Continental philosophical tradition, offers a philosophical history of the evolving conceptualizations of place and space in Western thought. Not merely a presentation of the ideas of other philosophers, "The Fate of Place" is acutely sensitive to silences, absences, and missed opportunities in the complex history of philosophical approaches to space and place. A central theme is the increasing neglect of place in favor of space from the seventh century A.D. onward, amounting to the virtual exclusion of place by the end of the eighteenth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520276031
SKU
V9780520276031
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About Edward S. Casey
Edward Casey is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the author of many books, including Getting Back into Place (2nd Ed., 2009).
Reviews for The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History
“A story masterfully told and well worth reading.”
Journal of Phenomenological Psychology
“What exactly is this precious thing called ‘Place,’ which we feel we must defend against the forces of global commodification? This book sets out to answer the question. . . . A thorough and timely investigation.”
Architectural Review
Journal of Phenomenological Psychology
“What exactly is this precious thing called ‘Place,’ which we feel we must defend against the forces of global commodification? This book sets out to answer the question. . . . A thorough and timely investigation.”
Architectural Review