Learning to Die
Wisdom in the Age of Climate Crisis
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2018
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-563-3 (ISBN)
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-563-3 (ISBN)
Two powerful writers draw upon philosophy to find a roadmap for grace and equanimity in the face of the death of our planet.
"Truth-filled meditations about grace in the face of mortality." —MargaretAtwood In this powerful little book, two leading intellectuals illuminate the truth about where our environmental crisis is taking us. Writing from an island on Canada's Northwest coast, Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky weigh in on the death of the planet versus the death of the individual. For Zwicky, awareness and humility are the foundation of the equanimity with which Socrates faced his death: he makes a good model when facing the death of the planet, as well as facing our own mortality. Bringhurst urges readers to tune their minds to the wild. The wild has healed the world before, and it is the only thing that stands any chance of healing the world now -- though it is unlikely to save Homo sapiens in the process.
"Truth-filled meditations about grace in the face of mortality." —MargaretAtwood In this powerful little book, two leading intellectuals illuminate the truth about where our environmental crisis is taking us. Writing from an island on Canada's Northwest coast, Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky weigh in on the death of the planet versus the death of the individual. For Zwicky, awareness and humility are the foundation of the equanimity with which Socrates faced his death: he makes a good model when facing the death of the planet, as well as facing our own mortality. Bringhurst urges readers to tune their minds to the wild. The wild has healed the world before, and it is the only thing that stands any chance of healing the world now -- though it is unlikely to save Homo sapiens in the process.
Jan Zwicky âs books of poetry include Songs for Relinquishing the Earth , which won the Governor Generalâs Award, Robinsonâs Crossing , which won the Dorothy Livesay Prize, and, most recently Forge , which was short-listed for the Griffin Prize. Her books of philosophy include Wisdom & Metaphor , Lyric Philosophy , and Alkibiadesâ Love (forthcoming 2015).
PART ONE
The Mind of the Wild
Robert Bringhurst
PART TWO
A Ship from Delos
Jan Zwicky
AFTERWORD
Optimism and Pessimism
Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky
Notes
Acknowledgements
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Regina |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 106 x 166 mm |
| Gewicht | 90 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-88977-563-X / 088977563X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-88977-563-3 / 9780889775633 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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