Lens To The Natural World

Author : Kenneth H. Olson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610974547

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Lens to the Natural World by Kenneth H. Olson Pdf

This book straddles the fertile middle ground between science and religion at a time when the conversation is dominated by extremists on both sides. Taking seriously the modern view of the universe, including the fossil record for the history of life across millions of years, the author considers our relationship to the rest of nature. In addition, the age-old questions concerning meaning, values, and our place within it all are perhaps more pressing than ever before. This work provides a broad engagement with major ideas, including evolution and earth stewardship, while drawing upon a rich heritage of philosophy and literature and doing so in a manner accessible to the general reader.

Author : Giles Sparrow
Publisher : Quercus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Macrophotography
ISBN : 085738631X

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The Natural World Close-up by Giles Sparrow Pdf

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Author : Heather Angel
Publisher : Sterling
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0806907150

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Photographing the Natural World by Heather Angel Pdf

Provides information and tips on taking good nature and wildlife pictures.

Author : Michael R. Canfield
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780674072060

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Field Notes on Science and Nature by Michael R. Canfield Pdf

Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson’s 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 “big year”? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich’s approach “truly Thoreauvian,” in E. O. Wilson’s view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.

Author : Alan Weisman
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443400084

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World Without Us by Alan Weisman Pdf

Most books about the environment build on dire threats warning of the possible extinction of humanity. Alan Weisman avoids frightening off readers by disarmingly wiping out our species in the first few pages of this remarkable book. He then continues with an astounding depiction of how Earth will fare once we’re no longer around. The World Without Us is a one-of-a-kind book that sweeps through time from the moment of humanity’s future extinction to millions of years into the future. Drawing on interviews with experts and on real examples of places in the world that have already been abandoned by humans—Chernobyl, the Korean DMZ and an ancient Polish forest—Weisman shows both the shocking impact we’ve had on our planet and how impermanent our footprint actually is.

Author : P. Smethurst
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137030368

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Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840 by P. Smethurst Pdf

Taking as a starting point the parallel occurrence of Cook's Pacific voyages, the development of natural history, scenic tourism in Britain, and romantic travel in Europe, this book argues that the effect of these practices was the production of nature as an abstract space and that the genre of travel writing had a central role in reproducing it.

Author : Adam Simmons
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313355578

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Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World by Adam Simmons Pdf

This is a fascinating encyclopedia comparing the most important adaptations and evolutions in the natural world with the most important discoveries and inventions of human history. Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations, where species—including humans—develop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment, or in some cases, survival itself. Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World is a wide-ranging catalog of the most important of those adaptations—from photosynthesis to the the peculiar "vampire"-like behavior of the tiny life form called the prion. The seven chapters in the Encyclopedia cover the key survival challenges all organisms face. Entries within those chapters cover specific adaptations from all forms of life, including animals, plants, bacteria, algae, fungi, and viruses. For each adaptation, the book also describes a related technological breakthrough in the human world, showing how engineers today study natural processes to help them develop new inventions.

Author : Christopher Southgate
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107153691

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Theology in a Suffering World by Christopher Southgate Pdf

The book proposes a new way of understanding the glory of God in Christian theology, based on glory as sign.

Author : Mattia Cipriani,Nicola Polloni
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000599978

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Fragmented Nature: Medieval Latinate Reasoning on the Natural World and Its Order by Mattia Cipriani,Nicola Polloni Pdf

The Latin Middle Ages were characterised by a vast array of different representations of nature. These conceptualisations of the natural world were developed according to the specific requirements of many different disciplines, with the consequent result of producing a fragmentation of images of nature. Despite this plurality, two main tendencies emerged. On the one hand, the natural world was seen as a reflection of God’s perfection, teleologically ordered and structurally harmonious. On the other, it was also considered as a degraded version of the spiritual realm – a world of impeccable ideas, separate substances, and celestial movers. This book focuses on this tension between order and randomness, and idealisation and reality of nature in the Middle Ages. It provides a cutting-edge profile of the doctrinal and semantic richness of the medieval idea of nature, and also illustrates the structural interconnection among learned and scientific disciplines in the medieval period, stressing the fundamental bond linking together science and philosophy, on the one hand, and philosophy and theology, on the other. This book will appeal to scholars and students alike interested in Medieval European History, Theology, Philosophy, and Science.

Author : Laura Forsberg
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : English literature
ISBN : 9780300233810

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Worlds Beyond by Laura Forsberg Pdf

An innovative study of how the Victorians used books, portraits, fairies, microscopes, and dollhouses to imagine miniature worlds beyond perception In 1856, Elizabeth Gaskell discovered a trove of handmade miniature books that were created by Charlotte and Branwell Brontë in their youth and that, as Gaskell later recalled, "contained an immense amount of manuscript, in an inconceivably small space." Far from being singular wonders, these two-inch volumes were part of a wide array of miniature marvels that filled the drawers and pockets of middle- and upper-class Victorians. Victorian miniatures pushed the boundaries of scientific knowledge, mechanical production, and human perception. To touch a miniature was to imagine what lay beyond these boundaries. In Worlds Beyond, Laura Forsberg reads major works of fiction by George Eliot, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Lewis Carroll alongside minor genres like the doll narrative, fairy science tract, and thumb Bible. Forsberg guides readers through microscopic science, art history, children's culture, and book production to show how Victorian miniatures offered scripts for expansive fantasies of worlds beyond perception.

Author : Stephen P. Depoe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135249922

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The Environmental Communication Yearbook by Stephen P. Depoe Pdf

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Leslie Day
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801886812

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Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City by Leslie Day Pdf

Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.

Author : Paul D. Houston,Stephen L. Sokolow
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475833560

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The Empowering Leader by Paul D. Houston,Stephen L. Sokolow Pdf

These are challenging times, especially for leaders. Leaders need to supercharge their leadership skills to empower others to meet the demands of technological advances, globalization and rapid change. How do you become a more empowering leader? How do you supercharge your leadership skills to navigate these turbulent times? The answers can be found by tapping into 12 universal Core Values illuminated in this book. These Core Values are seeds of empowerment: Expanding Your Unique Gifts and Talents Manifesting Your Intention Augmenting Affirmation Cultivating A Sense of Mission and Purpose Balancing Head and Heart Manifesting Your Vision Mastering Visualization Maximizing Expectation Boosting Intuition Honing Awareness Amplifying Your Higher Self Magnifying Openness As an Empowering Leader, you will also be able to take advantage of the gifts of: Synchronicity (Bonus Chapter 1) and Syntropy (Bonus Chapter 2). As you nurture these seeds of empowerment you will make better choices and increasingly become a more empowering leader-- a leader with supercharged leadership skills. Supercharged empowering leadership is the path to a better and brighter future for all of us.

Author : Alfred Bendixen,James Nagel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119685647

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A Companion to the American Short Story by Alfred Bendixen,James Nagel Pdf

Author : Eduardo Valls Oyarzun,Rebeca Gualberto Valverde,Noelia Malla Garcia,María Colom Jiménez,Rebeca Cordero Sánchez
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781793621450

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Avenging Nature by Eduardo Valls Oyarzun,Rebeca Gualberto Valverde,Noelia Malla Garcia,María Colom Jiménez,Rebeca Cordero Sánchez Pdf

“Nature, thou art my goddess”—Edmund’s bold assertion in King Lear could easily inspire and, at the same time, function as a lamentation of the inadequate respect of nature in culture. In this volume, international experts provide multidisciplinary exploration of the insubordinate representations of nature in modern and contemporary literature and art. The work foregrounds the need to reassess how nature is already, and has been for a while, striking back against human domination. From the perspective of literary studies, art, history, media studies, ethics and philosophy, and ethnology and anthropology, Avenging Nature highlights the need of assessing insurgent discourses that—converging with counter-discourses of race, gender or class—realize the empowerment of nature from its subaltern position. Acknowledging the argument that cultural representations of nature establish a relationship of domination and exploitation of human discourse over nonhuman reality and that, in consequence, our regard for nature as humanist critics is instrumental and anthropocentric, the present volume advocates for the view that the time has come to finally perceive nature’s vengeance and to critically probe into nature’s ongoing revenge against the exploitation of culture.