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The Philosopher's Plant
An Intellectual Herbarium
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The Philosopher's Plant
A secret history of philosophy grafting theory onto science, combining art and storytelling to bring Western thought back to its roots.
A secret history of philosophy grafting theory onto science, combining art and storytelling to bring Western thought back to its roots
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Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories out of flowers, trees, and even grass; and recommended appropriate medicinal, dietary, and aesthetic approaches to select species of plants.
In this book, Michael Marder illuminates the vegetal centerpieces and hidden kernels that have powered theoretical discourse for centuries. Choosing twelve botanical specimens that correspond to twelve significant philosophers, he recasts the development of philosophy through the evolution of human and plant relations. A philosophical history for the postmetaphysical age, The Philosopher's Plant reclaims the organic heritage of human thought.
With the help of vegetal images, examples, and metaphors, the book clears a path through philosophy's tangled roots and dense undergrowth, opening up the discipline to all readers.
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The Philosopher's Plant by Michael Marder is praised for its innovative exploration of the relationship between philosophy and plant life. Reviewers highlight Marder's unique deconstructive approach to understanding plants' importance within the philosophical canon, from Socrates to modern thinkers like Irigaray. The book is noted for offering fresh insights, enriched by humour and profound reflections, into how plants can influence human thought and culture.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780231169035
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 November 2014
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Illustration: 12 b&w
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Mathilde Roussel
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Michael Marder is IKERBASQUE Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, UPV-EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He is the author of The Event of the Thing: Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism; Groundless Existence: The Political Ontology of Carl Schmitt; Plant-Thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life; Phenomena-Critique-Logos: The Project of Critical Phenomenology; and the forthcoming Pyropolitics: When the World Is Ablaze. Mathilde Roussel is a French artist and sculptor who has taught and exhibited widely in the United States.
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