Nature and Society in Historical Context
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Book Description
In general terms, one way of describing the world we live in is to say that it is made up of nature and society, and that human beings belong to both. This is the first volume to be published that addresses the historical contexts of the relations between these two characteristics of human nature. Individual essays and the general conclusions of the volume are important not only for our understanding of the evolution of knowledge of nature and of society, but also for an awareness of the types of truth and perception produced in the process.
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In general terms, one way of describing the world we live in is to say that it is made up of nature and society, and that human beings belong to both. A distinguished international team aims to contribute - through selective, interdisciplinary studies - to a much-needed but currently scant debate over the reciprocal links between perceptions of nature and perceptions of society from the ancient Greek kosmos to late twentieth-century 'ecology'. Individual essays and the general conclusions of the volume are important not only for our understanding of the evolution of knowledge of nature and of society but also for an awareness of the types of truth and perception produced in the process.
Nature and Society in Historical Context,Mikulas Teich,Roy Porter,Bo Gustafsson,Cambridge University Press,0521498813,Congresses,Ecology,Europe - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Human ecology,Nature,Philosophy,World - General,Europe,European history: c 1750 to c 1900,History / Europe / General,Human ecology--History--Congresses,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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