The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter

by David Farrell Krell

Book Overview

Humankind has a profound and complex relationship with the sea, a relationship that is extensively reflected in biology, psychology, religion, literature and poetry. The sea cradles and soothes us, we visit it often for solace and inspiration, it is familiar, being the place where life ultimately began. Yet the sea is also dark and mysterious and often spells catastrophe and death. The sea is a set of contradictions: kind, cruel, indifferent. She...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350076716
• ISBN13: 9781350076716
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"