Thinking through Landscape

This original book presents a philosophical reflection on human societies' attitude to the environment, informed by the history of the concept of landscape and the role played by the concept of nature in the human imagination.

List of contents

Chapter1: The Waves of History 1. Landscape and Thought 2. The Landscape without Landscape Architects 3. The Waves of History Chapter 2: The Earth, Acting Spontaneously 4. The Almond Tree, Barley and the Olive Tree 5. Earthly Leisure 6. The Countryside and the Obscure Female Chapter 3: The Third Day of the Third Month 7. The Cave with the Goat-foot 8. The Descent of the Tichka 9. The Witnesses to the Birth of the Landscape Chapter 4: They do not know how to look 10. Lunch on the Asqqif 11. The Quest for Authenticity 12. Xie Lingyun's Principle Chapter 5: While having substance, it tends towards the Spirit 13. The Principle of Zong Bing 14. Down with Harmony! 15. Modern De-Cosmisation Chapter 6: An Obscure Thing before it is said 16. The Earth as a Starting Point 17. The Profound Meaning of the Landscape 18. There is our Authenticity Codicil:For Those Who Would Want to Overcome Modernity Landscape and Reality

About the author

Augustin Berque is Director of Studies in Environmental Philosophy and Geography at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris, France.

Summary

This original book presents a philosophical reflection on human societies’ attitude to the environment, informed by the history of the concept of landscape and the role played by the concept of nature in the human imagination.

Product details

• Authors: Augustin Berque, Berque Augustin
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032931173
• ISBN: 978-1-032-93117-3
• No. of pages: 90
• Weight: 170 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmentalist thought and ideology