A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good - Softcover

Sack, Robert

 
9780415944854: A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good
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ISBN 10: 0415944856 ISBN 13: 9780415944854
Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Robert Sack is the Bascom Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is the author of numerous books.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415944856
ISBN 13 
9780415944854
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
314

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