{"product_id":"the-perennial-alternative-episodes-in-the-reception-of-goethes-scientific-work-9780932776655","title":"The Perennial Alternative: Episodes in the Reception of Goethe's Scientific Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Perennial Alternative \u003c\/em\u003eis the ripe fruit of a long, lively, in-depth exploration of Goethe's scientific work. Anyone who has begun to realize the significance of Goethe's scientific approach for us today will find this collection of brilliant essays richly rewarding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Amrine brings us up to date on the current reception of Goethe's scientific work and how it relates to the new paradigm of emergence and to such contemporary thinkers as Thomas Nagel, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Gilles Deleuze, and Thomas Kuhn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a fascinating essay on the importance of Goethe's \u003cem\u003eItalian Journey\u003c\/em\u003e for the development of his organic thinking, the author digs deep into his intimate knowledge of Goethe's biography, shedding new light on Goethe's relationship with Spinoza's philosophy and with Newton's optics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Metamorphosis of the Scientist,\" he articulates a central aspect of Goethean science--namely, that scientists, like all of organic nature, evolve. Their understanding of the world evolves with them in the sense that, as Goethe put it, \"Every new object, well-observed and contemplated, opens up a new organ of perception in us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes insightful essays on the work of contemporary Goethean scientists Jochen Bockemühl, Michael Wilson, and Wolfgang Schad, as well as an excellent introduction to Schad's lifework, \u003cem\u003eThreefoldness in Humans and Mammals\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmrine, Frederick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFrederick Amrine\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of German at the University of Michigan. He holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard. His publications include Goethe and the Sciences: A Reappraisal, \u003ci\u003eThe Bildungsroman, and Literature and Science as Modes of Expression\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated several works by Rudolf Steiner.","brand":"Adonis Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383290433810,"sku":"9780932776655","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51c4e045-a3ab-44f7-ba46-b85e9d93930b.jpg?v=1728782115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-perennial-alternative-episodes-in-the-reception-of-goethes-scientific-work-9780932776655","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}