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245 14 a| The philosopher's planth| [electronic resource] :b| an intellectual herbarium /c| Michael Marder ; with drawings by Mathilde Roussel.;

260 a| New York :b| Columbia University Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xviii, 265 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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." --c| Amazon.com.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Botanyx| Philosophy.=| ^A6452;

650 0 a| Botanyx| History.=| ^A59135;

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650 0 a| Human-plant relationships.=| ^A374662;

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The philosopher's plant an intellectual herbarium / Michael Marder ; with drawings by Mathilde Roussel.

Author/creator	Marder, Michael, 1980-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Description	xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Botany--Philosophy. Botany--History. Plants--Adaptation. Human-plant relationships.

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.
Abstract	"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." -- Amazon.com.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014010349
ISBN	9780231169028 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0231169027 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780231169035 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0231169035 (pbk. : alk. paper)

The philosopher's plant an intellectual herbarium / Michael Marder ; with drawings by Mathilde Roussel.

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