Alexander von Humboldt (eBook)

Perceiving the World

Beate I. Allert, Christopher R. Clason, Niall A. Peach, Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo (Herausgeber)

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2023
254 Seiten
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61249-830-0 (ISBN)

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Alexander von Humboldt: Perceiving the World provides an interdisciplinary exploration into Humboldt’s approach to seeing and describing the many subjects he pursued. Though remembered primarily as an environmental thinker, Humboldt’s interests were vast and documented not just in his published works, but also in his extensive correspondence with scientists, artists, poets, and philosophers internationally. Perceiving the World covers Humboldt’s perceptions during intercontinental travels and scientific discoveries, as well as how he visualized nature, geography, environments, and diverse cultures, including Indigenous Peoples.

This collection draws heavily on the English translations of Humboldt’s work housed in the Purdue University Archives, which were collected by John Purdue. The book is divided into three parts: Humboldt’s contributions to science since the nineteenth century; his work on nature, climates, environments, and the cosmos; and his lasting cultural impact, including his imaging techniques, modes of visual presentation, and contributions to the arts. Humboldt’s intricate approach to perception still resonates today, as his nuanced and unique way of seeing the world was just as important as what he wrote.

Inhalt

Preface

Introduction

PART I: CULTURAL IMPACT

1 Indiana Reads Alexander von Humboldt, by Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo

2 Alexander von Humboldt: Between Enlightenment Vitalism and Romantic Naturphilosophie, by Peter Hanns Reill

3 Alexander von Humboldt and Peter Schlemihl: The Image of the Scientific Explorer in Early Nineteenth-Century German Literature, by Christopher R. Clason

4 The Meeting of Two Alexanders: Causes and Consequences of Humboldt’s and Pushkin’s Mutual Admiration, by Andrew Kroninger

PART II: ON NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT

5 Alexander von Humboldt’s Environmental Holism, by Melanie Swan

6 Alexander von Humboldt’s Lonely Parrot in Views of Nature, by Joseph D. Rockelmann
7 Re-Rivering New Spain: Transatlantic Politics of Knowledge and Water in Alexander von Humboldt, by Niall A. Peach

PART III: HUMBOLDT FROM ART TO SCIENCE AND SCIENCE AS ART

8 Beseelte Natur: Alexander von Humboldt and Data-Driven Paradigm Segues, by Ralph M. Kaufmann

9 Alexander von Humboldt beyond Planet Earth: Exploring the Infinite and Unreachable in Kosmos, by Christina M. Weiler

10 Art and Aesthetics in Alexander von Humboldt: The Subterranean Tree and Other Images, by Beate I. Allert

Biographies of Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2023
• Verlagsort: West Lafayette
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Neuzeit bis 1918
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Aesthetics • Beseelte Natur • Biology • Botany • Cajamarca • Chamisso • Chimborazo • Colonialism • Cosmos • Ekphrasis • Enlightenment • Environment • Environmental Holism • Environmentalism • E.T.A. Hoffmann • Geology • German Literature • Goethe • Guanto • History of Science • Inca • Karl Friedrich Schinkel • knowledge systems • Mycorrhizal networks • Naturgemalde • Naturphilosophie • Pushkin • Romanticism • Romantic literary reception • Romantic travel literature • Runge • Spanish-American knowledge production • The Subterranean Tree • vitalism • Weimar Classicism • William Hodges
• ISBN-10: 1-61249-830-2 / 1612498302
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61249-830-0 / 9781612498300