{"product_id":"natural-philosophy-alister-mcgrath-9780192865731","title":"Natural Philosophy: On Retrieving a Lost Disciplinary Imaginary","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRecovering the forgotten discipline of Natural Philosophy for the modern world\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book argues for the retrieval of 'natural philosophy', a concept that faded into comparative obscurity as individual scientific disciplines became established and institutionalized. Natural philosophy was understood in the early modern period as a way of exploring the human relationship with the natural world, encompassing what would now be seen as the distinct disciplines of the natural sciences, mathematics, music, philosophy, and theology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first part of the work represents a critical conversation with the tradition, identifying the essential characteristics of natural philosophy, particularly its emphasis on both learning about and learning from nature. After noting the factors which led to the disintegration of natural philosophy during the nineteenth century, the second part of the work sets out the reasons why natural philosophy should be retrieved, and a creative and innovative proposal for how this might be done. This draws on Karl Popper's 'Three Worlds' and Mary Midgley's notion of using multiple maps in bringing together the many aspects of the human encounter with the natural world. Such a retrieved or 're-imagined' natural philosophy is able to encourage both human attentiveness and respectfulness towards Nature, while enfolding both the desire to understand the natural world, and the need to preserve the affective, imaginative, and aesthetic aspects of the human response to nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alister McGrath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0192865730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192865731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.41w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Alister McGrath","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070104793343,"sku":"9780192865731","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f069e1e2-7239-4506-8b65-6e9d21dce4ea.jpg?v=1685428382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natural-philosophy-alister-mcgrath-9780192865731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}