Casey, Edward S., 1939-

Getting back into place : toward a renewed understanding of the place-world / Edward S. Casey. - 2nd ed. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. - xxxvi, 472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in Continental thought . - Studies in Continental thought. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: being before place -- pt. 1, Finding place -- Implacement -- Displacement -- pt. 2, The body in place -- Directions -- Dimensions -- pt. 3, Built places -- Two ways to dwell -- Building sties and cultivating places -- pt. 4, Wild places -- The arc of desolation and the array of description -- Going wild in the land -- pt. 4, Moving between places -- Homeward bound: ending (in) the journey -- Epilogue. New work on place: space, time, and history -- How to get from space to place in a fairly short stretch of time -- Smooths paces and rough-edged places: the hidden history of place.

A study on the importance of place in people's lives, reflecting on the development of the field of environmental philosophy and presenting Edward S. Casey's current thinking on place and home in our increasingly troubled world.

9780253220882 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0253220882 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780253313317 (hbk.) 0253313317 (hbk.)

2008052939

GBA963250 bnb

015298176 Uk


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B105.P53 / C37 2009

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