The biomimicry revolution : learning from nature how to inhabit the earth / Henry Dicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dicks, Henry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism.

Biomimicry--Philosophy.

Biomimicry.

Bionics--Philosophy.

Bionics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Henry Dicks explores the philosophical significance of biomimicry, the application and adaptation of strategies found in nature to the development of artificial products and systems. He argues that biomimicry can serve as the basis for a new environmental philosophy that radically alters how we understand and relate to the natural world.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Biomimicry as a New Philosophy

1. Nature as Physis: An Ontology for Biomimicry

2. Nature as Model: Biomimetic Technics

3. Nature as Measure: Biomimetic Ethics

4. Nature as Mentor: Biomimetic Epistemology

Conclusion: Toward a New Enlightenment

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dicks, Henry The Biomimicry Revolution

ISBN:

0-231-55763-9

OCLC:

1374539973