Wilderness in America : Philosophical Writings / Henry Bugbee; David W. Rodick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bugbee, Henry Greenwood, Jr., Author.

Contributor:

Rodick, David W., Editor.

Series:

Groundworks (New York, N.Y.)

Groundworks: Ecological Issues in Philosophy and Theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The philosophy of Henry Bugbee defies traditional academic categorization. Though inspired by Heidegger and American Transcendentalism, he was also admired by the famous analytic philosopher Willard van Orman Quine, who described him as the ultimate exemplar of the examined life. Bugbee’s writings are remarkably different in form and register from anything written in twentieth-century American Philosophy. The beautifully written essays collected here show Bugbee’s continuing commitment that “anyone who throws his entire personality into his work must to some extent adopt an aesthetic attitude and medium.” Together, the book reintroduces a major thinker of nature, an environmental philosopher avant la lettre who has much to contribute to American and continental thought.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Being in Nature: The Experiential Naturalism of Henry G. Bugbee Jr.

Part I: Student Writings

Part II: Published Writings

Part III: Unpublished Writings

Part IV: Experience, Memory, Reflection: An Interview with Henry Bugbee

Appendixes

Notes

Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-8232-7538-8

OCLC:

1000451961