Philosophy and the City

Description

Using philosophical works from ancient Greece to contemporary times, Philosophy and the City demonstrates both why philosophy matters to the city and how cities matter to philosophy. The collection addresses questions that remain central to urban planning and everyday urban life, such as, What is a city? What does it mean to be a good citizen? By bringing various perspectives together, Sharon M. Meagher provides readers the opportunity to better understand key philosophical debates concerning not only social and political philosophy but also place and identity formation, aesthetics, philosophy of race and diversity, and environmental philosophy.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I: Readings from Philosophy: Classic to Contemporary

Classic and Medieval Readings (500 BCE-AD 1499)

      • Thucydides, Pericles' funeral oration
      • Plato, Crito and The Republic
      • Aristotle, Politics
      • Augustine, City of God

Modern Readings (1500-1899)

      • Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince and Discourses
      • St. Thomas More, Utopia
      • Thomas Hobbes, De Cive
      • Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Letter to M. D'Alembert on the Theater
      • Thomas Jefferson, "Manufactures"
      • Jane Addams, "The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements"

Late Modern Readings (1900-1969)

      • Georg Simmel, "The Metropolis and Mental Life"
      • Max Weber, "Concepts and Categories of the City"
      • John Dewey, "Philosophy and Civilization"
      • Walter Benjamin, Arcades Project
      • Martin Heidegger, "Building Dwelling Thinking"
      • Lewis Mumford, "Retrospect and Prospect"

Contemporary Readings (1970-present)

      • Henri Lefebvre, "Philosophy of the City and Planning Ideology"
      • William J. Gavin, "The Urban and the Aesthetic"
      • Jürgen Habermas, "The Public Sphere"
      • Michel Foucault, "Panopticism"
      • Christian Norberg-Schulz, "The Loss and Recovery of Place"
      • Iris Marion Young, "City Life as a Normative Ideal"
      • bell hooks, "Homeplace: A Site of Resistance"
      • Elizabeth A. Grosz, "Body Politic and Political Bodies"
      • Cornel West, "Race Matters"
      • Joseph Grange, "The Philosopher as Master of Heartfelt Contrast"
      • James Conlon, "Cities and the Place of Philosophy"
      • Susan Bickford, "Constructing Inequality: City Spaces and the Architecture of Citizenship"
      • Eduardo Mendieta, "A Phenomenology of the Global City"
      • Gail Weiss, "Urban Flesh: The Fragility of Dwelling"

Part II: Philosophy Matters, City Matters: Cases for Discussion

Section A. What Is a City?

      • Philosophy Matters: Friedrich Engels, "The Failure of the City for 19th Century British Working Class"
      • City Matters: Robert Ginsberg, "Aesthetics in Hiroshima: The Architecture of Remembrance"

Section B. Citizenship

      • Philosophy Matters: Robert Gooding-Williams, "Citizenship and Racial Ideology"
      • City Matters: Daniel Kemmis, "Taxpayers vs. Citizens"

Sujets

• Philosophy
• History of philosophy

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 10 janvier 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791479049
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Philosophy and the City

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Philosophy and the City Classic to Contemporary Writings

Edited by Sharon M. Meagher

S TATE  U NIVERSITY OF  N EW  Y ORK  P RESS

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Philosophy and the city : classic to contemporary writings / edited by Sharon M. Meagher. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7914-7307-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-7914-7308-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Cities and towns—Philosophy. 2. Urbanization—Philosophy. 3. Sociology, Urban—Philosophy. I. Meagher, Sharon M.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Contents

Part I: Readings from Philosophy: Classic to Contemporary

Classic and Medieval Readings (500 BCE–AD 1499) • Thucydides, Pericles’ funeral oration • Plato,CritoandThe Republic • Aristotle,Politics • Augustine,City of God

Modern Readings (1500–1899) • Niccoló Machiavelli,The PrinceandDiscourses • St. Thomas More,Utopia • Thomas Hobbes,De Cive • Jean-Jacques Rousseau,Letter to M. D’Alembert on the Theater • Thomas Jefferson, “Manufactures” • Jane Addams, “The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements”

Late Modern Readings (1900–1969) • Georg Simmel, “The Metropolis and Mental Life” • Max Weber, “Concepts and Categories of the City” • John Dewey, “Philosophy and Civilization” • Walter Benjamin,The Arcades Project

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Martin Heidegger, “Building Dwelling Thinking” Lewis Mumford, “Retrospect and Prospect”

Contemporary Readings (1970–present) • Henri Lefebvre, “Philosophy of the City and Planning Ideology” • William J. Gavin, “The Urban and the Aesthetic” • Jürgen Habermas, “The Public Sphere” • Michel Foucault, “Panopticism” • Christian Norberg-Schulz, “The Loss and Recovery of Place” • Iris Marion Young, “City Life as a Normative Ideal” • bell hooks, “Homeplace: A Site of Resistance” • Elizabeth A. Grosz, “Body Politic and Political Bodies” • Cornel West, “Race Matters” • Joseph Grange, “The Philosopher as Master of Heartfelt Contrast” • James Conlon, “Cities and the Place of Philosophy” • Susan Bickford, “Constructing Inequality: City Spaces and the Architecture of Citizenship” • Eduardo Mendieta, “A Phenomenology of the Global City” • Gail Weiss, “Urban Flesh: The Fragility of Dwelling”

Part II: Philosophy Matters, City Matters: Cases for Discussion

Section A. What Is a City? •Philosophy Matters: Friedrich Engels, “The Failure of the City for 19th Century British Working Class” •City Matters: Robert Ginsberg, “Aesthetics in Hiroshima: The Architecture of Remembrance”

Section B. Citizenship •Philosophy Matters: Robert Gooding-Williams, “Citizenship and Racial Ideology” •City Matters: Daniel Kemmis, “Taxpayers vs. Citizens”

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Section C. Urban Identity and Diversity •Philosophy Matters: Lee Francis, “We, the People: Young American Indians Reclaiming Their Identity” •City Matters: Geraldine Pratt, “Domestic Workers, Gentrification and Diversity in Vancouver”

Section D. The Built Environment (Planning and Architecture) •Philosophy Matters: Robert Mugerauer, “Design on Behalf of Place” •City Matters: HRH The Prince of Wales, “Tall Buildings”

Section E. Social Justice and the Ethics of the City •Philosophy Matters: Andrew Light, “Elegy for a Garden” •City Matters: Friedrich Hayek, “Housing and Town Planning”

Index

About the Author

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