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A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes: Comparative Perspectives on Art and Nature

A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes: Comparative Perspectives on Art and Nature

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Inspired by the philosopher Graham Parkes, this collection provides a distinctive study of aesthetics and the climate crisis. Engaging with continental European and East Asian traditions, it challenges our definition of self in the West and asks us to re-evaluate our conventional perspectives.

Expert authors present a timely reflection on contemporary issues, explicating the relationship between the human species and the natural world through its connection to the arts, dance and music. Showcasing Parkes's cross-cultural views on Japanese rock gardens, Buddhism, Daoist dance and musical ecology, while drawing on the philosophies of Nietzsche, Heidegger and the Zhuangzi, they demonstrate a diversity of comparative perspectives ranging from the structure of consciousness to discourses of climate change.

Through a valuable and systematic treatment of the thought of Parkes, A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes makes the case that a restoration of the intimate relation of self and nature is indispensable in understanding our place in the order of things and achieving balance in the world.

Author: David Jones
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 01/22/2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781350291348
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