An edition of The philosopher's plant
(2014)
The philosopher's plant
an intellectual herbarium
by Michael Marder
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"Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories out of flowers, trees, and even grass; and recommended appropriate medicinal, dietary, and aesthetic approaches to select species of plants." --
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Plants, Botany, Philosophy, Adaptation, Human-plant relationships, History, Botany, historyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Table of Contents
Plato's plain tree
Aristotle's wheat
Plotinus' anonymous "great plant"
Augustine's pears
Avicenna's celery
Maimonides' palm tree
Leibniz's blades of grass
Kant's tulip
Hegel's grapes
Heidegger's apple tree
Derrida's sunflowers
Irigaray's water lily.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.
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