Environmental Legacies of the Copernican Universe
Abstract
In Environmental Legacies of the Copernican Universe, Jean-Marie Kauth shows how counter-ecological metaphors sprung from the cosmology of the Copernican Revolution influence us still in unexpected, maladaptive ways, nurturing conceptions of the world that are not only incorrect but enabling of ecocide. She argues that grasping these underlying paradigms may help us to alter our thinking and make the radical transformations needed to counter the forward motion of our capitalist, post-industrial society.
Schlagworte
eco-phenomenology ecocriticism History of Science/Enlightenment environmental literature medieval and renaissance literature seventeeth-century literature- i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- 1–26 Introduction 1–26
- 27–50 Dante’s Cosmos 27–50
- 83–106 The Infinite Line 83–106
- 107–134 Environmental Legacies 107–134
- 135–160 Paradigm Shifts 135–160
- 161–186 Alternate Metaphors 161–186
- 187–200 Conclusion 187–200
- 201–244 References 201–244
- 245–258 Index 245–258
- 259–260 About the Author 259–260