Goethe on Science
An Anthology of Goethe's Scientific Writings
$43.00
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
14 October 1996
Summary
A systematic arrangement of extracts from Goethe’s major scientific works which reveal how fundamentally different his approach was to scientific study of the natural world. According to Goethe, our deepest knowledge of phenomena can arise only from a contemplative relationship with nature, in which our feelings of awe and wonder are intrinsic. As conceived by him, science is as much a path of inner development as it is a way to accumulating knowledge. It therefore involves a rigorous trainin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780863152375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0863152376 |
| Author: | Jeremy Naydler, Henri Bortoft |
| Publisher: | Floris Books |
| Imprint: | Floris Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Jeremy Naydler
Jeremy Naydler is a philosopher and cultural historian who lives in Oxford. He is the author of Temple of the Cosmos: Ancient Egyptian Experience of the Sacred and The Reality That Is Not There: Reflections on Non-locational Space.
Henri Bortoft (1938-2012) was a physicist with an interest in the history of science and continental philosophy. He authored The Wholeness of Nature: Goethe’s Way of Science and Taking Appearance Seriously.
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