All Outputs (4)

A Philosophy of Gardens (2006)
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Cooper, D. E. (2006). A Philosophy of Gardens. Oxford University Press

The central question addressed in the book is why gardens are of such great significance to so many people. The early chapters argue that the appreciation of gardens cannot be reduced to that of art or of nature. Subsequent chapters discuss various '... Read More about A Philosophy of Gardens.

Buddhism, Virtue and Environment (2005)
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Cooper, D. E., & James, S. P. (2005). Buddhism, Virtue and Environment. Ashgate Publishing

Buddhism, one increasingly hears, is an 'eco-friendly' religion. It is often said that this is because it promotes an 'ecological' view of things, one stressing the essential unity of human beings and the natural world. This book presents a different... Read More about Buddhism, Virtue and Environment.

Meaning (2003)
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Cooper, D. (2003). Meaning. Acumen

The early chapters of the book attempt to characterize the general notion of meaning, in terms of a relationship of 'appropriateness' between meaningful items (words, pictures, gestures or whatever) and, in the final analysis, a 'form of life'. Furth... Read More about Meaning.

The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility and Mystery (2002)
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Cooper, D. E. (2002). The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility and Mystery. Clarendon Press

The book begins with an account of the emergence of 'humanism', understood as the claim that any 'discursable' world is a 'human world', one whose description is relative to human purposes and perspectives. Humanism is contrasted with 'absolutism' wh... Read More about The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility and Mystery.