Concrete Reveries
Consciousness and the City
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Mind & Body
| Author: | Mark Kingwell | ISBN: | 9781101097564 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | August 14, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Viking | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Kingwell |
| ISBN: | 9781101097564 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 14, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Language: | English |
In Concrete Reveries, acclaimed philosopher and cultural critic Mark Kingwell offers a thoughtful answer to Socrates’ injunction about the life worth living, using the urban experience to illustrate the dynamic between concreteness and abstraction that operates within us.Witty and authoritative, the book is an exhilarating journey through unexpected terrain.
In Concrete Reveries, acclaimed philosopher and cultural critic Mark Kingwell offers a thoughtful answer to Socrates’ injunction about the life worth living, using the urban experience to illustrate the dynamic between concreteness and abstraction that operates within us.Witty and authoritative, the book is an exhilarating journey through unexpected terrain.
