The Pine Island Paradox
In this warm, stimulating brew of personal stories, acclaimed author Kathleen Dean Moore uses the metaphor of an island to challenge the cynicism inherent in the Western worldview. A gifted storyteller with a sly sense of humor, Moore explores three separations brought to us by Enlightenment philosophers: the separation of human from nature, of things near and far away, and of the sacred from the mundane. Challenging each, such as Descartes' idea that humans have a discrete consciousness and can alter creation while remaining unaltered themselves, she reveals why such divisions don't tally with the values expressed daily in the way people liv…
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- ISBN: 978-1-57131-276-1
- EAN: 9781571312761
- Produktnummer: 9937061
- Verlag: Milkweed Ed
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H20.8 cm x B14.4 cm x D2.6 cm 413 g
- Gewicht: 413
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