| A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good Contributor(s): Sack, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415944856 ISBN-13: 9780415944854 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: In this original and ambitious work, the renowned geographer Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. The joint application of these two criteria is the basis of a geographically informed moral theory that emphasizes the role of altruism. As well, it sheds light on the connection between the real and the good. Place-making that is guided by these criteria can affect our concepts of justice, our concerns about nature, and our views of democracy and the economy. What emerges is a geographical theory of morality based on the concepts of space, place, and place-making. Using historical and contemporary examples at all geographical scales to illustrate his theory, Sack forces readers see their geographical actions and everyday surroundings in an entirely new way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Good & Evil - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 304.23 |
| LCCN: 2003001962 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.02" W x 8.96" (0.94 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |