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Getting Back Into Place: Toward a Renewed Understanding of the Place-World

..". a comprehensive and nuanced account of the role of place in human experience." — Word Trade

"In descriptions of unprecedented scope, power, and concision, Casey illuminates brilliantly the vexing question crucial for our survival: What is our place in Nature?" — Bruce Wilshire

..". wonderfully insightful... " — The Humanistic Psychologist

What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend sheer "placelessness." Despite the pervasiveness of place, for the most part philosophers have neglected it. Here, Casey articulates a nuanced philosophical exploration of the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 432
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780253208378
  • Genres
  • philosophy, anthropology, academic, theory
  • Release date
  • 1993