Cover Image

Gardens and the passion for the infinite /

What essentially is a garden? Is it a small plot of land that we put aside to cultivate our favourite vegetables or to grow flowers for our personal enjoyment? Or is it a symbol, a mirror, a reflection of our human passions? Within the context of phenomenology/ontopoiesis-of-life, we find the signif...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Society for Phenomenology, Fine Arts, and Aesthetics. Conference, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2003]
Series:Analecta Husserliana ; v. 78.
Subjects:
Aesthetics > Congresses.
Phenomenology > Congresses.
Gardens > Congresses.
Aesthetics.
Gardens.
Phenomenology.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Theme: Gardens and the Passion for the Infinite
  • Section I: Mirrors of Affectivity and Aesthetics
  • Section II: Approaching Zen Gardens
  • Section III: Opera as a Mirror of the Infinite: the Triumph of the Human Spirit over Natural Forces in Riders to the Sea
  • Section IV: Japanese Aesthetic Concepts and Phenomenological Inquiry
  • Section V: The Dream of Ascent and the Noise of Earth
  • Index.