The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn
Six Personal Essays on Natural Science and Romanticism
In these elegant, short essays, revered nature writer Richard Mabey attempts to marry a Romantic's view of the natural world with that of the meticulous observations of the scientist. By Romanticism, he refers to the view that nature isn't a machine to be dissected, but a community of which we, the observers, are inextricably part. And that our feelings about that community are a perfectly proper subject for reflection, because they shape our relationship with it. Scientists eshew such a subjective response, wanting to witness the natural world exactly, whatever feelings subsequently follow. Our feelings are an extension of our senses - sight…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84765-450-2
- EAN: 9781847654502
- Produktnummer: 13956654
- Verlag: Profile
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'587 KB
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Richard Mabey
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