{"product_id":"the-biology-of-wonder-andreas-weber-9780865717992","title":"The Biology of Wonder: Aliveness, Feeling and the Metamorphosis of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new way of understanding our place in the web of life from a scholar praised for his \"graceful prose\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe disconnection between humans and nature is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems faced by our species today. This schism is arguably the root cause of most of the environmental catastrophes unraveling around us. Until we come to terms with the depths of our alienation, we will continue to fail to understand that what happens to nature also happens to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Biology of Wonder \u003c\/em\u003eAndreas Weber proposes a new approach to the biological sciences that puts the human back in nature. He argues that feelings and emotions, far from being superfluous to the study of organisms, are the very foundation of life. From this basic premise flows the development of a \"poetic ecology\" which intimately connects our species to everything that surrounds us-showing that subjectivity and imagination are prerequisites of biological existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leader in the emerging fields of biopoetics and biosemiotics, \u003cem\u003eThe Biology of Wonder \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates that there is no separation between us and the world we inhabit, and in so doing it validates the essence of our deep experience. By reconciling science with meaning, expression, and emotion, this landmark work brings us to a crucial understanding of our place in the rich and diverse framework of life-a revolution for biology as groundbreaking as the theory of relativity for physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Grounded in science, yet eloquently narrated, this is a groundbreaking book. Weber's visionary work provides new insight into human\/nature interconnectedness and the dire consequences we face by remaining disconnected.\" -Richard Louv, author of \u003cem\u003eLast Child in the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Weber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865717990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865717992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Andreas Weber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043564777727,"sku":"9780865717992","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e39fbc7a-7967-4f87-a7e5-a43605b34a9f.jpg?v=1684967887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-biology-of-wonder-andreas-weber-9780865717992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}