Philosophy in the American West : a geography of thought / edited by Josh Hayes, Gerard Kuperus, and Brian Treanor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayes, Josh, editor.

Kuperus, Gerard, editor.

Treanor, Brian, editor.

Series:

Routledge environmental ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West (U.S.).

Place (Philosophy).

Human ecology--Philosophy.

Human ecology.

United States--Civilization.

United States.

Civilization.

West United States.

Physical Description:

x, 202 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Geography of thought

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"Philosophy in the American West explores what it means to think philosophically in, and from, "the West". The chapters explore the physical, ecological, cultural, and narrative environments associated with the western United States, reflecting on the relationship between people and the places that sustain them. That there might be something significant about the west has long been recognized. From Crèvecoeur's early observations in Letters from an American Farmer (1782), to Thoreau's reflections in Walden (1854), to twentieth-century reflections on the legacy of a vanishing frontier, "the West" has played a pivotal role in the American narrative and in the American sense of self. But while the nature of "westernness" has been touched on by historians, sociologists, and, especially, novelists and poets, this collection represents the first attempt to think philosophically about the nature of the west and its influence on us. The contributors take up thinkers which have been associated with Continental Philosophy and pair them with writers, poets, and artists of the west. And while this collection seeks to loosen the cords that tie philosophy to Europe, the traditions of "continental" philosophy-phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, and others-offer particularly deep resources for thinking through the particularity of place. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Philosophy, as well as those working in Ecocriticism and the Envrionmental Humanities more broadly"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Thinking In The West / Brian Treanor

2. Continental Philosophy Beyond "The" Continent / Brian Treanor

3. Prometheus' Gift Of Fire And Technics: Contemplating The Meaning Of Fire, Affect, And Californian Pyrophytes In The Pyrocene / Marjolein Oele

4. The West As Slaughter Bench: Thinking Without Revolutions In The American West / Christopher Lauer

5. The End(S) Of The American West: The Time Of Apocalypse In The Westerns Of Cormac Mccarthy / Amanda Parris

6. The Trees Of The West: Our Elders, Our Teachers / Andrew Jussaume

7. Thinking Wolves / Thomas Thorp

8. Robert Smithson, Entropic Art, And The West / Shannon M. Mussett

9. "Westering" And "Breaking Through": Zen Buddhism On Cannery Row / Gerard Kuperus

10. Life In Interregnum: Deleuze, Guattari, And Atleo / Russell J. Duvernoy

11. Monstrous Topologies: Edward Abbey, Reiner Schurmann, And The Fate Of The American West / Josh Hayes

12. Western Turtle Island Anarchy / Jason M. Wirth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Philosophy in the American West

ISBN:

9780367489502

0367489503

OCLC:

1142364323