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The Biology of Wonder
Andreas Weber
其他書名
Aliveness, Feeling and the Metamorphosis of Science
出版
New Society Publishers
, 2016-02-01
主題
Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Nature / Ecology
Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
ISBN
1550925946
9781550925944
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sSEtCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A new way of understanding our place in the web of life from a scholar praised for his “graceful prose” (
Publishers Weekly
).
The disconnection between humans and nature is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems faced by our species today. This schism is arguably the root cause of most of the environmental catastrophes unraveling around us. Until we come to terms with the depths of our alienation, we will continue to fail to understand that what happens to nature also happens to us.
In
The Biology of Wonder
Andreas Weber proposes a new approach to the biological sciences that puts the human back in nature. He argues that feelings and emotions, far from being superfluous to the study of organisms, are the very foundation of life. From this basic premise flows the development of a "poetic ecology" which intimately connects our species to everything that surrounds us—showing that subjectivity and imagination are prerequisites of biological existence.
Written by a leader in the emerging fields of biopoetics and biosemiotics,
The Biology of Wonder
demonstrates that there is no separation between us and the world we inhabit, and in so doing it validates the essence of our deep experience. By reconciling science with meaning, expression, and emotion, this landmark work brings us to a crucial understanding of our place in the rich and diverse framework of life—a revolution for biology as groundbreaking as the theory of relativity for physics.
“Grounded in science, yet eloquently narrated, this is a groundbreaking book. Weber’s visionary work provides new insight into human/nature interconnectedness and the dire consequences we face by remaining disconnected.” —Richard Louv, author of
Last Child in the Woods