The Wholeness of Nature

The Wholeness of Nature

Whereas most readers are familiar with Goethe as a poet and dramatist, few are familiar with his scientific work. In this brilliant book, Henri Bortoft (who began his studies of Goethean science with J. G. Bennett and David Bohm) introduces the fascinating scientific theories of Goethe. He succeeds in showing that Goetheâ€™s way of doing science was not a poetâ€™s folly but a genuine alternative to the dominant scientific paradigm. Bortoft shows that a different, "gentler" kind of empiricism is possible than that demanded by the dualizing mind of modern technological science and demonstrates that Goetheâ€™s participatory phenomenology of a new way of seeingâ€”while far from being a historical curiosityâ€”in fact proposes a practical solution to the dilemmas of contemporary, postmodern science. If you read only one book on Goethan science, this should be the one!
Country USA
Manufacturer Lindisfarne Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 1996-05-01
Format Kindle eBook

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