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The world on edge / Edward S. Casey.

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)

Ebook Central University Press Available online

Ebook Central University Press
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Casey, Edward S., 1939- author.
Series:
Studies in Continental thought.
Studies in Continental Thought
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Boundaries (Philosophy).
Knowledge, Theory of.
Perception.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (411 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017.
Summary:
Casey's work enables a more lucid understanding of the edge-world that is a necessary part of living in a shared global environment.
Contents:
Thinking edges, edges of thinking
Sorting out edges
A panoply of edges
Borders and boundaries
Cusps, traces, veils
Edges and surfaces, edges and limits
Edges of places and events
Constructed versus naturally given edges
Natural versus artifactual edges
Wild edges
Listening to edges in music
Landscape edges
Parks, gardens, neighborhoods, streets
Edges of body and psyche, earth and sky
At the edges of my body
Being on edge and falling apart
From earth's edge to the sky and beyond
Parting shots
Not to put too fine an edge on things
Why edges matter
Life on edge.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780253026712
0253026717
OCLC:
999463406

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