Thinking Like a Plant: A Living Science for Life

· SteinerBooks
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224
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About this ebook

 

Who
would imagine that plants can become master teachers of a radical new way of
seeing and interacting with the world? Plants are dynamic and resilient,
living in intimate connection with their environment. This book presents an
organic way of knowing modeled after the way plants live. When we slow down,
turn our attention to plants, study them carefully, and consciously
internalize the way they live, a transformation begins. Our thinking becomes
more fluid and dynamic; we realize how we are embedded in the world; we
become sensitive and responsive to the contexts we meet; and we learn to
thrive within a changing world. These are the qualities our culture needs in
order to develop a more sustainable, life-supporting relation to our
environment. While it is easy to talk about new paradigms and to critique our
current state of affairs, it is not so easy to move beyond the status quo.
That’s why this book is crafted as a practical guide to developing a
life-infused way of interacting with the world.

About the author

Craig Holdrege, PhD, is co-founder and director of The Nature Institute in Ghent, New York (natureinstitute.org), an organization dedicated to research and educational activities applying phenomenological, contextual methods. He is the author of numerous articles, monographs, and books, including Thinking Like a Plant: A Living Science for Life, and gives talks, leads workshops, and teaches courses nationally and internationally.

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