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The Lives of Things
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". . . refreshing and original." -Edward S. Casey
In The Lives of Things, Charles E. Scott reconsiders our relationships with ordinary, everyday things and our capacity to engage them in their particularity. He takes up the Greek notion of phusis, or physicality, as a way to point out limitations in refined and commonplace views of nature and the body as well as a device to highlight the often overlooked lives of things that people encounter. Scott explores questions of unity, purpose, coherence, universality, and experiences of wonder and astonishment in connection with scientific fact and knowledge. He develops these themes with lightness and wit, ultimately articulating a new interpretation of the appearances of things that are beyond the reach of language and thought.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2002-05-01
Publication Date:
2002-06-10
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0253215145
ISBN13:
9780253215147
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Weight:
331 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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