{"title":"Michael Marder","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by Michael Marder, a distinguished voice in contemporary philosophy. Known for his profound exploration of plant life and the intersection of nature with human thought, Marder invites readers to rethink their relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e, Marder offers a fresh interpretation of transformation in nature, prompting us to consider how shifting forms around us influence our perception and existence. A compelling read for anyone intrigued by the dynamic processes of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlants in Place\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the spatial politics of flora, exploring how plants interact with their surroundings and impact our ecological consciousness. This book invites readers to ponder the role of plants in the creation of place and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Plant\u003c\/em\u003e takes a unique approach by marrying philosophical ideas with botanical insights. Here, Marder draws on the wisdom of historic thinkers and combines it with an understanding of plant life, offering a novel perspective that enriches both philosophy and environmental thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these titles reside under the \u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/strong\u003e category, reflecting Marder's dedication to deepening our understanding of the world through a thoughtful, plant-centric lens. His works are perfect for those with a curious mind eager to explore the connections between thought, nature, and existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metamorphoses-reimagined-by-michael-marder-9780231212557","title":"Metamorphoses Reimagined","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e, existence is perpetual transformation. Humans and gods become plants and animals, stones and stars—or something in between. No rigid distinctions remain untroubled. In his own time and in ours, Ovid's work challenges fundamental assumptions about the universe and humans' place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e offers a twenty-first-century retelling of Ovid's masterpiece that decentres the human. Michael Marder reinvents the text in new genres—letters, essays, confessions, prayers, poetic fragments, and dramatic dialogues, among others—some picking up where the original left off, others reconceiving the narrative in alternative forms. Marder's metamorphoses invert protagonists' relationships and reinterpret their transformations, playing with stylistic adaptations and foregrounding nonanthropocentric points of view. Above all, they explore the metamorphosis of language itself and ask in what, if any, sense the notion and the figure of the human are worth holding onto today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding fresh perspective on Ovid's classic in light of contemporary concerns, \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of breathtaking philosophical, literary, and linguistic experimentation, proposing creative ways to write and think, to be and become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46792193507564,"sku":"9780231212557","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a04650b40e4e519bd6b51cb8f5804e8b.jpg?v=1757060517"},{"product_id":"plants-in-place-by-edward-s-casey-9780231213455","title":"Plants in Place","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are commonly considered immobile, in contrast to humans and other animals. But vegetal existence involves many place-based forms of change: stems growing upward, roots spreading outward, fronds unfurling in response to sunlight, seeds traveling across wide distances, and other intricate relationships with the surrounding world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do plants as sessile, growing, decaying, and metamorphosing beings shape the places they inhabit, and how are they shaped by them? How do human places interact with those of plants—in lived experience; in landscape painting; in cultivation and contemplation; in forests, fields, gardens, and cities?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining these questions and many more, \u003cem\u003ePlants in Place\u003c\/em\u003e is a collaborative study of vegetal phenomenology at the intersection of Edward S. Casey's phenomenology of place and Michael Marder's plant-thinking. It focuses on both the microlevel of the dynamic constitution of plant edges or a child's engagement with moss and the macrolevel of habitats that include the sociality of trees. This compelling portrait of plants and their places provides readers with new ways to appreciate the complexity and vitality of vegetal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEloquent, descriptively rich, and insightful, the book also shows how the worlds of plants can enhance our understanding and experience of place more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000706613484,"sku":"9780231213455","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8191253482270.jpg?v=1763299125"},{"product_id":"the-philosophers-plant-by-michael-marder-9780231169035","title":"The Philosopher's Plant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories out of flowers, trees, and even grass; and recommended appropriate medicinal, dietary, and aesthetic approaches to select species of plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Michael Marder illuminates the vegetal centerpieces and hidden kernels that have powered theoretical discourse for centuries. Choosing twelve botanical specimens that correspond to twelve significant philosophers, he recasts the development of philosophy through the evolution of human and plant relations. A philosophical history for the postmetaphysical age, \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Plant\u003c\/em\u003e reclaims the organic heritage of human thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of vegetal images, examples, and metaphors, the book clears a path through philosophy's tangled roots and dense undergrowth, opening up the discipline to all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000804950252,"sku":"9780231169035","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7747053482270.jpg?v=1763306268"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/michael-marder.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}