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Evolutionary ontology : reclaiming the value of nature by transforming culture / Josef Smajs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Šmajs, Josef.
- Series:
- Value inquiry book series ; v. 195.
- Value inquiry book series. Central-European value studies.
- Value Inquiry Book Series, 195; Central European value studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ontology--Social aspects.
- Ontology.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi B.V., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines new concept of evolutionary ontology based on the idea of radically different “ontic orders” – natural and cultural being. It explains how culture evolved out of nature and how it became “anti-natural”. The remedy is seen in the global biophilous reconstruction of culture. The value of the “live planet” Earth and the “subject” capable of creative activity and evolution are given fundamental philosophical interpretation.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- From Intellectual Consolation to the Concept of Biophilous Culture
- Problems of Traditional Ontology
- Evolutionary Ontology
- Terrestrial Nature
- Anti-Natural Culture
- Search for the Concept of Biophilous Culture
- A Lease on Planet Earth
- Works Cited
- About the author
- Index
- Value Inquiry Book Series.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 94-012-0622-8
- 1-4356-6576-7
- OCLC:
- 714567259
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789401206228 DOI
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