{"product_id":"philosophy-in-the-garden-9781950354078","title":"Philosophy in the Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did Marcel Proust have bonsai beside his bed? What was Jane Austen doing, coveting an apricot? How was Friedrich Nietzsche inspired by his 'thought tree'?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, Damon Young explores one of literature's most intimate relationships: authors and their gardens. For some, the garden provided a retreat from workaday labor; for others, solitude's quiet counsel. For all, it played a philosophical role: giving their ideas a new life. What unites the authors--Proust, Woolf, Colette, Rousseau, Orwell, Emily Dickinson, Kazantzakis--portrayed in \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e is not any one ideal, but a devotion to the garden itself: to its philosophical fertility. Despite being bookworms and paper moths, they did some of their best thinking al fresco. (Even Jean-Paul Sartre, whose hero in Nausea was sickened by a chestnut tree.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilosophy in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the profound thoughts discovered in parks, backyards, and pot-plants. It does not provide tips for mowing overgrown couch grass, or mulching a dry Japanese maple. It is a philosophical companion to the garden's labors and joys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung, Damon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDamon Young is a prize-winning philosopher and writer. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Reading\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow to Think About Exercise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDistraction\u003c\/em\u003e. His works have been translated into eleven languages, and he has also written poetry, short fiction, and children's fiction. Young is an Associate in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507183358226,"sku":"9781950354078","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9d4d94d-e2f1-42ae-aaa2-f156b9e683ce.jpg?v=1730858114","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/philosophy-in-the-garden-9781950354078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}