Gardening philosophy for everyone : cultivating wisdom / / edited by Dan O'Brien ; foreward by David E. Cooper

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 635.01
• Soggetto topico: Gardening - Philosophy; Gardens - Philosophy
• Altri autori: O'BrienDan <1968-> CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: GARDENING PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Planting the Seed: An Introduction to Gardening - Philosophy for Everyone; PART I THE GOOD LIFE; 1 The Virtues of Gardening; 2 Cultivating the Soul: The Ethics of Gardening in Ancient Greece and Rome; 3 Escaping Eden: Plant Ethics in a Gardener's World; 4 Food Glorious Food; PART II FLOWER POWER; 5 Plants, Prayers, and Power: The Story of the First Mediterranean Gardens; 6 Brussels Sprouts and Empire: Putting Down Roots; 7 Transplanting Liberty: Lafayette's American Garden ; 8 Cockney Plots: Allotments and Grassroots Political ActivismPART III THE FLOWER SHOW; 9 Hortus Incantans: Gardening as an Art of Enchantment; 10 Gardens, Music, and Time; 11 The Pragmatic Picturesque: The Philosophy of Central Park; PART IV THE COSMIC GARDEN; 12 Illusions of Grandeur: A Harmonious Garden for the Sun King; 13 Time and Temporality in the Garden; 14 Cultivating Our Garden: David Hume and Gardening as Therapy; PART V PHILOSOPHERS' GARDENS; 15 The Garden of the Aztec Philosopher-King; 16 Epicurus, the Garden, and the Golden Age ; 17 Gardener of Souls: Philosophical Education in Plato's PhaedrusNotes on Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Philosophy and gardens have been closely connected from the dawn of philosophy, with many drawing on their beauty and peace for philosophical inspiration. Gardens in turn give rise to a broad spectrum of philosophical questions. For the green-fingered thinker, this book reflects on a whole host of fascinating philosophical themes.Gardens and philosophy present a fascinating combination of subjects, historically important, and yet scarcely covered within the realms of philosophyContributions come from a wide range of authors, ranging from garden writers and gardeners,
• Altri titoli varianti: Gardening and philosophy
• Titolo autorizzato: Gardening philosophy for everyone
• ISBN: 1-4443-4142-1; 1-283-40704-3; 9786613407047; 1-4443-2456-X; 1-4443-2457-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877561903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophy for everyone.