Category: pocket summary
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Descola – beyond nature and culture; a selective pocket summary
As a first step in my ‘pocket research program’ “Pre-modern forager societies vs Spinoza’s polis” (read more here), I am reading French anthropologist Philippe Descola’s book Beyond Nature and Culture (published 2013. Original title: Par-delà nature et culture (2005)). This is my selective pocket summary. I am reading this mammoth work from a very selective viewpoint, in…
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Will knowing nature make us better humans? Can A deeper Philosophy of Biomimicry give us the answer?
In my search for an answer to the question if humans will be better at connecting with eachother if they become better at connecting with their environments, I’ve read Australian professor of environmental philosohy Freya Mathews article “Towards a Deeper Philosophy of Biomimicry”. This blogpost is my short resume of the article.
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