Nature and experience : phenomenology and the environment / edited by Bryan E. Bannon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bannon, Bryan E., 1979- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of nature.

Ecology.

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

xviii, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]

Summary:

What do we mean when we speak about and advocate for 'nature'? Do inanimate beings possess agency, and if so what is its structure? What role does metaphor play in our understanding of and relation to the environment? How does nature contribute to human well-being? By bringing the concerns and methods of phenomenology to bear on questions such as these, Nature and Experience: Phenomenology and the Environment seeks to redefine how environmental issues are perceived and discussed and demonstrates the relevance of phenomenological inquiry to a broader audience in environmental studies. This book examines what phenomenology must be like to address the practical and philosophical issues that emerge within environmental philosophy, what practical contributions phenomenology might make to environmental studies and policy making more generally, and the nature of our human relationship with the environment and the best way for us to engage with it. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Phenomenology of Nature

1 Mythic Enlightenment: Phenomenology and the Question Concerning Nature / Bryan Smyth Smyth, Bryan 3

2 Towards a Phenomenology of Nature / Janet Donohoe Donohoe, Janet 17

3 Natural Phenomena: The Birth and Growth of Experience / Tom Greaves Greaves, Tom 31

4 Phenomenology and the Charge of Anthropocentrism / Simon P. James James, Simon P. 43

5 Nature, Meaning and Value / Bryan E. Bannon Bannon, Bryan E. 53

Part II Metaphor, Agency, and the Human Relation to Nature

6 Intersubjectivity, the Environment and Moral Failure / Mark Thorsby Thorsby, Mark 69

7 Metaphor and Weather: Thinking Ecologically about Metaphor, Experience, and Climate / Elise Springer Springer, Elise 81

8 Ecofeminism, Ecophenomenology and the Metaphorics of Nature's Agency / Tim Christion Christion, Tim 97

9 Re-Rivering Environmental Imagination: Meander Movement and Merleau-Ponty / Irene J. Klaver Klaver, Irene J. 113

Part III Practicing Phenomenology

10 Paradigms, Praxis and Environmental Phenomenology / Ingrid Lemon Stefanovic Stefanovic, Ingrid Lemon, Zachary Shefman Shefman, Zachary, Kristina Welch Welch, Kristina 129

11 Re-appropriating the Ecosystem Services Concept for a Decolonization of 'Nature' / Barbara Muraca Muraca, Barbara 143

12 Indigenous Experience, Environmental Justice and Settler Colonialism / Kyle Powys Whyte Whyte, Kyle Powys 157

13 Music and the Presence of Nature / David E. Cooper Cooper, David E. 175

14 Phenomenological Aesthetics of Landscape and Beauty / Giðbjörg Rannveig Jóhannesdóttir Jóhannesdóttir, Giðbjörg Rannveig 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Nature and experience.

ISBN:

9781783485215

9781783485208

1783485205

1783485213

OCLC:

913609711

Publisher Number:

99968488668