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Reimagining the garden as a vital metaphysical framework for understanding the intricate relationships between health, well-being, and the environment, the book proposes a holistic, ecologically sensitive model that integrates mind, body, nature, and community.
List of contents
"Just a Little." An Introduction. Part One: Back to the Garden (Towards Theory). 1. Outcasts of the Garden: Uncertainty as Inspiration 2. From the Garden of Eden to Project House 3. If Health Were a Cloud Part Two: Atmospheric Health Practices (Autoethnologies). 4. Sharing the (Common)Wealth of the Garden 5. In Search of the Garden of the Isles 6. Bh¿van¿: The Thai Forest Tradition Revisited Part Three: Towards a New Metaphysics 7. Friluftsliv: the Cultural Practice of Attunement 8. Walking Through Atmospheres 9. Toward the Metaphysics of the Garden Conclusions: On Health and Its (Not So) Obvious Connections.
About the author
Dariusz Kubok, D.Litt., PhD, is a full professor and Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. His research focuses on ancient philosophy, especially Greek epistemology and ontology, with particular emphasis on such problems as
apeiron and
peras in Presocratic philosophy, the Parmenidean thought, or forms of criticism in the classical tradition. Author of
Criticism, Skepticism, and Zeteticism in Early Greek Philosophy, he also edits the journal
Folia Philosophica.
Marcin Fabjäski, PhD, philosopher and therapist, specializes in Buddhism and Stoicism. A Harvard Divinity School Buddhist Ministry Fellow, he merges Eastern and Western philosophy, incorporating them into his meditative and therapeutic practice. He has authored twelve books, including
Embodied Nature and Health. Fabjäski directs the Apennine School of Philosophy in Italy and teaches at the University of Silesia, exploring the application of philosophy to everyday life.\
Pawe¿ J¿drzejko, PhD, D.Litt., is an Associate Professor at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, and faculty member at "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy. Author of over 200 publications, he is also Co-Editor in Chief of
Review of International American Studies. His research areas include literary theory and philosophy, the intersections of cognitive experience and creative activity, and 19th century American literature. J¿drzejko, the past President of the International American Studies Association (2021-2023), is also an ocean-going yachtmaster and active musician.
