Ecology Without Nature: Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics - Couverture souple

Morton, Timothy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674034856 ISBN 13 : 9780674034853

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In "Ecology without Nature", Timothy Morton argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature that most writers on the topic promote: they propose a new worldview, but their very zeal to preserve the natural world leads them away from the "nature" they revere. The problem is a symptom of a far deeper situation - of accepting the idea of "ecology without nature". That is, to have a properly ecological view, we must relinquish, once and for all, the idea of nature. Developing a fresh vocabulary for reading "environmentality" in both content and form, Morton shows that representations of nature inevitably become metaphysical. Ranging widely in 18th to 20th Century literature, philosophy, culture, and the arts, Morton explores the value of art in imagining environmental conditions for the future. In short, the idea of nature has served much the same function in the modern period as the aesthetic has - that of healing what society has damaged; but as a result, unrealistic expectations have developed. Morton investigates our ecological assumptions in a way that is provocative and deeply engaging.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Timothy Morton is Professor of Literature and Environment, University of California, Davis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674034856
• ISBN 13: 9780674034853
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
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