The Noetics of Nature : : Environmental Philosophy and the Holy Beauty of the Visible / / Bruce V. Foltz.
Contemplative or “noetic” knowledge has traditionally been seen as the highest mode of understanding, a view that persists both in many non-Western cultures and in Eastern Christianity, where “theoria physike,” or the illumined understanding of creation that follows the purification of the heart, is...
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Foltz, Bruce V., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Noetics of Nature : Environmental Philosophy and the Holy Beauty of the Visible / Bruce V. Foltz. New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (320 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Groundworks: Ecological Issues in Philosophy and Theology Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Noetics of Nature -- 1. Whence the Depth of Deep Ecology? -- 2. Nature’s Other Side -- 3. Layers of Nature in Thomas Traherne and John Muir -- 4. Sailing to Byzantium -- 5. The Resurrection of Nature -- 6. The Iconic Earth -- 7. Seeing Nature -- 8. Seeing God in All Things -- 9. The Glory of God Hidden in Creation -- 10. Between Heaven and Earth -- 11. Nature and Other Modern Idolatries -- 12. Traces of Divine Fragrance, Droplets of Divine Love -- Notes -- Index of Terms in Greek, German, and Latin -- Index of Names and Places restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Contemplative or “noetic” knowledge has traditionally been seen as the highest mode of understanding, a view that persists both in many non-Western cultures and in Eastern Christianity, where “theoria physike,” or the illumined understanding of creation that follows the purification of the heart, is seen to provide deeper insights into nature than the discursive rationality modernity has used to dominate and conquer it.Working from texts in Eastern Orthodox philosophy and theology not widely known in the West, as well as a variety of sources including mystics such as the Sufi Ibn ‘Arabi, poets such as Basho, Traherne, Blake, Hölderlin, and Hopkins, and nature writers such as Muir, Thoreau, and Dillard, The Noetics of Nature challenges both the primacy of the natural sciences in environmental thought and the conventional view, first advanced by Lynn White, Jr., that Christian theology is somehow responsible for the environmental crisis.Instead, Foltz concludes that the ancient Christian view of creation as iconic—its “holy beauty” manifesting the divine energies and constituting a primal mode of divine revelation—offers the best prospect for the radical reversal that is needed in our relation to the natural environment. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023) Aesthetics. Environmental ethics. Human ecology Religious aspects. Nature Religious aspects. Philosophy of nature. Environment. Philosophy & Theory. Religion. RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox. bisacsh Byzantine and Russian Philosophy. Eastern Orthodox Philosophy and Theology. Eco-criticism. Eco-theology. Ecology. Environmental Aesthetics. Environmental Philosophy. Environmental Studies. Intellectual History. byzantine philosophy. creation. environment. nature. philosophy of nature. russian philosophy. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 9783111189604 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110707298 print 9780823254644 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823254675?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780823254675 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780823254675/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Noetics of Nature -- 1. Whence the Depth of Deep Ecology? -- 2. Nature’s Other Side -- 3. Layers of Nature in Thomas Traherne and John Muir -- 4. Sailing to Byzantium -- 5. The Resurrection of Nature -- 6. The Iconic Earth -- 7. Seeing Nature -- 8. Seeing God in All Things -- 9. The Glory of God Hidden in Creation -- 10. Between Heaven and Earth -- 11. Nature and Other Modern Idolatries -- 12. Traces of Divine Fragrance, Droplets of Divine Love -- Notes -- Index of Terms in Greek, German, and Latin -- Index of Names and Places |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Noetics of Nature -- 1. Whence the Depth of Deep Ecology? -- 2. Nature’s Other Side -- 3. Layers of Nature in Thomas Traherne and John Muir -- 4. Sailing to Byzantium -- 5. The Resurrection of Nature -- 6. The Iconic Earth -- 7. Seeing Nature -- 8. Seeing God in All Things -- 9. The Glory of God Hidden in Creation -- 10. Between Heaven and Earth -- 11. Nature and Other Modern Idolatries -- 12. Traces of Divine Fragrance, Droplets of Divine Love -- Notes -- Index of Terms in Greek, German, and Latin -- Index of Names and Places |
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