A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes - Comparative Perspectives on Art and Nature

Inspired by the philosopher Graham Parkes, this collection provides a distinctive study of aesthetics and the climate crisis. Engaging with continental European and East Asian traditions, it challenges our definition of self in the West and asks us to re-evaluate our conventional perspectives. Expert authors present a timely reflection on contemporary issues, explicating the relationship between the human species and the natural world through its connection to the arts, dance and music. Showcasing Parkes''s cross-cultural views on Japanese rock gardens, Buddhism, Daoist dance and musical ecology, while drawing on the philosophies of Nietzsche, Heidegger and the Zhuangzi, they demonstrate a diversity of comparative perspectives ranging from the structure of consciousness to discourses of climate change. Through a valuable and systematic treatment of the thought of Parkes, A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes makes the case that a restoration of the intimate relation of self and nature is indispensable in understanding our place in the order of things and achieving balance in the world.

Product details

• Authors: David Jones
• Assisted by: David Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.06.2026
• EAN: 9781350291348
• ISBN: 978-1-350-29134-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, The environment, Philosophy: aesthetics, East Asia, Far East, Non-Western philosophy, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, East Asian and Indian philosophy