In this Book
- The World on Edge
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Studies in Continental Thought
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 human and other-than-human realms, including our everyday experience. He also explores edges in high- stakes situations, such as those that emerge in natural disasters, moments of political and economic upheaval, and encroaching climate change. Casey's work enables a more lucid understanding of the edge-world that is a necessary part of living in a shared global environment.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- PART 1 Sorting Out Edges
- pp. 1-2
- Preface to Part One
- pp. 3-6
- 1. Borders and Boundaries
- pp. 7-27
- Interlude I A Panoply of Edges
- pp. 28-38
- Interlude II Cusps, Traces, Veils
- pp. 59-70
- 3. Edges of Places and Events
- pp. 71-96
- Interlude III Frames in/of Painting
- pp. 97-106
- Preface to Part Two
- pp. 109-110
- 4. Natural versus Artifactual Edges
- pp. 111-135
- 5. Wild Edges
- pp. 136-158
- Interlude IV Listening to Edges in Music
- pp. 159-170
- 6. Landscape Edges
- pp. 171-183
- Preface to Part Three
- pp. 209-210
- 8. At the Edges of My Body
- pp. 211-232
- 9. Being on Edge and Falling Apart
- pp. 233-266
- PART 4 Parting Thoughts
- pp. 297-298