The Human Eros: Eco-Ontology and the Aesthetics of Existence

(Part of the American Philosophy Series)

by Thomas Alexander

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The Human Eros explores themes in classical American philosophy, primarily the thought of John Dewey, but also that of Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Santayana, and Native American traditions. Alexander's primary claim is that human beings have an inherent need to experience meaning and value, a "Human Eros." Ourvarious cultures are symbolic environments or "spiritual ecologies" within which the Human Eros seeks to thrive. This is how we inhabit the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0823251217

ISBN13:9780823251216

Release Date:July 2013

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:456 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.2"

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