In this imaginative and comprehensive study, Edward Casey, one of the most incisive interpreters of the Continental philosophical tradition, offers a philosophical history of the evolving conceptualizations of place and space in Western thought. Not merely a presentation of the ideas of other philosophers, The Fate of Place is acutely sensitive to silences, absences, and missed opportunities in the complex history of philosophical approaches to space and place. A central theme is ...

From bookshelves overflowing with self-help books to scholarly treatises on neurobiology to late-night infomercials that promise to make you happier, healthier, and smarter with the acquisition of just a few simple practices, the discourse of habit is a staple of contemporary culture high and low. Discussion of habit, however, tends to neglect the most fundamental questions: What is habit? Habits, we say, are hard to break. But what does it mean to break a habit? Where and how do habits ta...

Encounters with Alphonso Lingis is the first extensive study of this American philosopher who is gaining an international reputation to augment his national one. Lingis's books have already been translated into nearly a dozen languages, and writers from many disciplines are finding his works a source for fresh philosophical and scholarly inquiries. The distinguished contributors to this volume reflect on their own encounters with this unique American thinker as they engage his wor...

Does being in motion change how we think? Tracing the connections between thinking and transit—including walking, being transported by a vehicle, and many other modes—this innovative book shows how embodiment and movement deepen, expand, and transform creative thought.Megan Craig and Edward S. Casey provide a collaborative phenomenological exploration of thought in motion, interspersing lively first-person accounts with broader philosophical inquiry. Their investigation, structured...

Ideal for critical care fellows, critical care nurses, residents, and practitioners who spend time in the ICU, the Massachusetts General Hospital Review of Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition, is a concise, multidisciplinary review tool that focuses on the core areas of critical care. Drs. Marvin G. Chang, Casey M. Luckhurst, Raghu R. Chivukula, David M. Dudzinski, Saef Izzy, and Edward A. Bittner lead a team of experts from MGH to help you review essential content, test your knowledge,...

From one of continental philosophy's most distinctive voices comes a creative contribution to spatial studies, environmental philosophy, and phenomenology. Edward S. Casey identifies how important edges are to us, not only in terms of how we perceive our world, but in our cognitive, artistic, and sociopolitical attentions to it. We live in a world that is constantly on edge, yet edges as such are rarely explored. Casey systematically describes the major and minor edges that configure the h...

Serenity Adams hätte nie erwartet, dass ihr Leben so komplett aus den Fugen geraten würde.Nach dem Ende einer Beziehung, von der sie dachte, sie würde ewig halten, lässt Serenity alles Vertraute hinter sich und macht sich auf den Weg nach Westen, nach Wyoming, auf der Suche nach dem Einzigen, was sie allein nicht zu finden scheint … Frieden. Was sie stattdessen entdeckt, ist die Mended Hearts Ranch, ein ruhiger Ort, eingebettet zwischen sanften Hügeln und weitem Himmel, an den Mens...

From his initial writings on imagination and memory, to his recent studies of the glance and the edge, the work of American philosopher Edward S. Casey continues to shape 20th-century philosophy. In this first study dedicated to his rich body of work, distinguished scholars from philosophy, urban studies and architecture as well as artists engage with Casey's research and ideas to explore the key themes and variations of his contribution to the humanities.Structured into three majo...

Fiona Harper hat immer gewusst, wer sie ist, oder zumindest glaubte sie das.Als talentierte Köchin mit einer blühenden Karriere und einer Zukunft, die sie für sicher hielt, zerbricht Fionas Welt, als ein plötzlicher Verrat sie sowohl ihre Beziehung als auch die Arbeit kostet, in die sie ihr ganzes Herzblut gesteckt hat. Mit erschüttertem Selbstvertrauen und ihrer Identität in Scherben lässt sie alles zurück und macht sich auf den Weg nach Westen, ungewiss, was als Nächstes kommt.

A collection of 67 original recordings of speeches significant in United States and world history. Hear presidents, politicians, activists, sports figures and more in their own words as they talk about some of the most important events in the 20th century.

Borders / Debordering: Topologies, Praxes, Hospitableness engages from interdisciplinary and transnational perspectives some of the most important issues of the present, which lay at the intersection of physical, epistemological, spiritual, and existential borders. The book addresses a variety of topics connected with the role of the body at the threshold between subjective identities and intersubjective spaces that are drawn in ontology, epistemology and ethics, as well as with borders in...

Plants are commonly considered immobile, in contrast to humans and other animals. But vegetal existence involves many place-based forms of change: stems growing upward, roots spreading outward, fronds unfurling in response to sunlight, seeds traveling across wide distances, and other intricate relationships with the surrounding world. How do plants as sessile, growing, decaying, and metamorphosing beings shape the places they inhabit, and how are they shaped by them? How do human places in...