The Seasons
(July 2021)
Philosophical, Literary, and Environmental Perspectives Luke Fischer - Editor David Macauley - Editor
Pioneering essays that demonstrate the significance of the seasons for philosophy, environmental thought, anthropology, cultural studies, aesthetics, poetics, and literary criticism.
Although the seasons have been a perennial theme in literature and art, their significance for philosophy and environmental theory has remained largely unexplored. This pioneering book demonstrates the...(Read More)
Elemental Philosophy
(September 2010)
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as Environmental Ideas David Macauley - Author
Explores the ancient and perennial notion of the four elements as environmental ideas.
Bachelard called them “the hormones of the imagination.” Hegel observed that, “through the four elements we have the elevation of sensuous ideas into thought.” Earth, air, fire, and water are explored as both philosophical ideas and environmental issues associated with their classical and perennial con...(Read More)