Philosophy and Geography III - Philosophies of Place (Paperback)

Places are today subject to contrary tendencies. They lose some functions, which may scale up to fewer more centralized places, or down to numerous more dispersed places, and they gain other functions, which are scaling up and down from other places. This prompts premature prophecies of the abolition of space and the obsolescence of place. At the same time, a growing literature testifies to the persistence of place as an incorrigible aspect of human experience, identity, and morality. Place is a common ground for thought and action, a community of experienced particulars that avoids solipsism and universalism. It draws us into the philosophy of the ordinary, into familiarity as a form of knowledge, into the wisdom of proximity. Each of these essays offers a philosophy of place, and reminds us that such philosophies ultimately decide how we make, use, and understand places, whether as accidents, instruments, or fields of care.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Philosophy and Geography
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	December 1998
Editors:	Andrew Light • Jonathan M Smith
Contributors:	Philip Brey • Lee Caragata • James Dickinson • David Glidden • Sara Gottlieb • Bruce Hannon • Ian Howard • Jeff Malpas
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-9095-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-8476-9095-4
Barcode:	9780847690954

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