Evolutionary Ontology: Reclaiming the Value of Nature by Transforming Culture (Value Inquiry Book Series, 195)

Annotation. This book examines new concept of evolutionary ontology based on the idea of radically different ¿ontic orders¿ ¿ natural and cultural being. It explains how culture evolved out of nature and how it became ¿anti-natural¿. The remedy is seen in the global biophilous reconstruction of culture. The value of the ¿live planet¿ Earth and the ¿subject¿ capable of creative activity and evolution are given fundamental philosophical interpretation This Book Examines New Concept Of Evolutionary Ontology Based On The Idea Of Radically Different Ontic Orders--natural And Cultural Being. It Explains How Culture Evolved Out Of Nature And How It Became Anti-natural. The Remedy Is Seen In The Global Biophilous Reconstruction Of Culture. The Value Of The Live Planet Earth And The Subject Capable Of Creative Activity And Evolution Are Given Fundamental Philosophical Interpretation.--jacket. From Intellectual Consoloation To The Concept Of Biophilous Culture -- Problems Of Traditional Ontology -- Evolutionary Ontology -- Terrestrial Nature -- Anti-natural Culture -- Search For The Concept Of Biophilous Culture -- A Lease On Planet Earth. Josef Šmajs.