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The Noetics of Nature : Environmental Philosophy and the Holy Beauty of the Visible /

"Both philosophical and theological texts of antiquity argued that a "noetic" or contemplative understanding of nature is higher than the discursive rationality oriented toward domination and control. Studying poets, mystics, and nature writers, this book argues that restoring a sacre...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foltz, Bruce V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edtion.
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  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Noetics of Nature
  • 1. Whence the Depth of Deep Ecology? Natural Beauty and the Eclipse of the Holy
  • 2. Nature's Other Side: The Demise of Nature and the Phenomenology of Givenness
  • 3. Layers of Nature in Thomas Traherne and John Muir: Numinous Beauty, Onto-theology, and Polyphony of Tradition
  • 4. Sailing to Byzantium: Nature and City in the Greek East
  • 5. The Resurrection of Nature: Environmental Metaphysics in Sergei Bulgakov's Philosophy of Economy
  • 6. The Iconic Earth: Nature Godly and Beautiful
  • 7. Seeing Nature: Theôria Physikê in the Thought of St. Maximus the Confessor
  • 8. Seeing God in All Things: Nature and Divinity in Maximus, Florensky, and Ibn 'Arabi
  • 9. The Glory of God Hidden in Creation: Eastern Views of Nature in Fyodor Dostoevsky and St Isaac the Syrian
  • 10. Between Heaven and Earth: Did Christianity Cause Global Warming?
  • 11. Nature and Other Modern Idolatries: Kosmos, Ktisis, and Chaos in Environmental Philosophy
  • 12. Traces of Divine Fragrance, Droplets of Divine Love: the Beauty of Visible Creation in Byzantine Thought and Spirituality
  • Notes
  • Index.