《The Lives of Things》是2002年6月出版的圖書，作者是Scott, Charles。
基本介紹
- 外文名：The Lives of Things
- 作者：Scott, Charles
- 出版時間：2002年6月
- ISBN：9780253340689
內容簡介
In The Lives of Things, Charles E. Scott reconsiders our relationships with ordinary, everyday things and our capacity to engage them in their particularity. Scott takes up the Greek notion of phusis, or physicality, as a way to point out limitations in refined and commonplace views of nature and the body as well as a device to highlight the often overlooked lives of things that people encounter. Scott explores questions of unity, purpose, coherence, universality, and experiences of wonder and astonishment in connection with scientific fact and knowledge. He develops these themes in a voice that presents them with lightness and wit, ultimately articulating a new interpretation of the appearances of things that are beyond the reach of language and thought. The Lives of Things explores our physical kinship with other lives and suggests options for connecting with things that might turn us toward the vitality and unexpected possibilities of singular physical events.
