An Idea of Nature: A Bipolar Proposal

This article argues that in order to understand nature, we depend on a basic idea or ideal type of nature, following R. G. Collingwood's work The Idea of Nature. Collingwood asserted that the prevailing idea of nature in Western thought evolved through three analogies for understanding nature:...

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Main Author: Hefner, Philip 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Zygon
Year: 2015, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-303
Further subjects:B Nature
B dogma of the Two Natures
B idea of nature
B R. G. Collingwood
B Mystery
B Chalcedon
B ecstatic naturalism
Online Access: Volltext (doi)