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Zusatztext 68214363 Informationen zum Autor Dr. Andreas Weber is a German academic, scholar and writer who holds degrees in Marine Biology and Cultural Studies. He is the author of eight non-fiction books and dozens of magazine features and is highly respected for his work in the fields of popular science and environmental sustainability. Andreas explores new understandings of life-as-meaning or "biopoetics" and "biosemiotics" in science and in the arts, and his work has been translated into several languages and published around the globe. Klappentext A new way of understanding our place in the web of life from a scholar praised for his "graceful prose" (Publishers Weekly).The disconnection between humans and nature is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems faced by our species today. This schism is arguably the root cause of most of the environmental catastrophes unraveling around us. Until we come to terms with the depths of our alienation, we will continue to fail to understand that what happens to nature also happens to us.In The Biology of Wonder Andreas Weber proposes a new approach to the biological sciences that puts the human back in nature. He argues that feelings and emotions, far from being superfluous to the study of organisms, are the very foundation of life. From this basic premise flows the development of a "poetic ecology" which intimately connects our species to everything that surrounds us-showing that subjectivity and imagination are prerequisites of biological existence.Written by a leader in the emerging fields of biopoetics and biosemiotics, The Biology of Wonder demonstrates that there is no separation between us and the world we inhabit, and in so doing it validates the essence of our deep experience. By reconciling science with meaning, expression, and emotion, this landmark work brings us to a crucial understanding of our place in the rich and diverse framework of life-a revolution for biology as groundbreaking as the theory of relativity for physics."Grounded in science, yet eloquently narrated, this is a groundbreaking book. Weber's visionary work provides new insight into human/nature interconnectedness and the dire consequences we face by remaining disconnected." -Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods Vorwort Features offered to Orion, Discover, Resurgence, New Yorker Excerpts offered to UTNE, The Intelligent Optimist, Kosmos Advertising in The Intelligent Optimist, UTNE, Spirituality and Health Promotion targeting organizations such Schumacher Foundation Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements Galley available on Edelweiss Simultaneous ebook release and promotion Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest Zusammenfassung Understanding our place in the web of life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by David Abram Introduction: Towards a Poetic Ecology Part One: Cells with Aspirations Chapter 1: The Desire for Life Chapter 2: The Machine That Can Die Chapter 3: The Physics of Creation Part Two: The Language of Feeling Chapter 4: World Inscape Chapter 5: Affective Neuroscience: Mind as Symbol of the Body Part Three: I am Thou Chapter 6: The Question in the Eyes of the Wolf Chapter 7: Learning to Think: Mirroring the Other Part Four: Life as Art Chapter 8: Melody of the Soul Chapter 9: The Principle of Beauty Part Five: Symbioses Chapter 10: The Body of the Sea Chapter 11: Not One, But All Chapter 12: The Silvery Sea Part Six: Healing Chapter 13: Ethics: The Values of the Flesh Chapter 14: Enlivenment: Ecologic...
