Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes

Inspired by the philosopher Graham Parkes this collection provides a distinctive study of aesthetics and the climate crisis. Engaging with continental European and East Asian traditions it challenges our definition of self in the West and asks us to re-evaluate our conventional perspectives.<br/><br/>Expert authors present a timely reflection on contemporary issues explicating the relationship between the human species and the natural world through its connection to the arts dance and music. Showcasing Parkes's cross-cultural views on Japanese rock gardens Buddhism Daoist dance and musical ecology while drawing on the philosophies of Nietzsche Heidegger and the Zhuangzi they demonstrate a diversity of comparative perspectives ranging from the structure of consciousness to discourses of climate change.<br/><br/>Through a valuable and systematic treatment of the thought of Parkes <i>A Wandering Dance through the Philosophy of Graham Parkes</i> makes the case that a restoration of the intimate relation of self and nature is indispensable in understanding our place in the order of things and achieving balance in the world.