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ERIC Number: ED289786
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 63
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-7709-0202-2
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Humanism and Geography. Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1986). Carleton Geography Discussion Paper No. 3.
Mackenzie, Suzanne, Ed.
Papers are included which focus on humanist geography, specifically the theoretical, methodological, and empirical implications of humanist perspectives for the study of human-environmental relations and the implications of the concern for these relations for humanist theory, method, and questions. Individual foci, defined by each author of the included papers, are: (1) "Geography as a Humanist Enterprise" (Leonard Guelke), arguing that the credibility and the survival of geography as a scholarly discipline depends upon a clear disciplinary framework within which analysis can proceed; (2) "Problems with the New Humanism" (Edward Relph), arguing against a narrow rationalism, but also against uncritical acceptance of humanism; (3) "Humanist Geography: Some Unsystematic Critical Thoughts" (James Lemon), arguing against the concept of humanist geography because of its concern with language and method; (4) "Humanist Political Geography?" (David B. Knight), addressing political geography, combining autobiography and assessment of literature to explore the relation between humanist geographers and geographies; (5) "A Theological Perspective on Humanist Geography" (Iain Wallace), discussing Christian theology as a foundation for humanism, and the relation between this and other forms of humanism; (6) "Geographical Semiotics: A Bridge between Humanism and Science" (Elaine M. Bjorklund), suggesting semiotics as a bridge between humanism and science and discussing the processes by which human beings construct mental models; (7) "Humanism, Geography, and Language" (Audrey Kobayashi), arguing for the necessity of a theory of language to give geographical humanism political soundness; and (8) "Humanism as Science/Science in Humanism: Towards Integration in the Practice of Social Geography" (Robin A. Kearns), addressing the bridging of science and humanism. A postscript provides a defense and related concepts: "Human Environment" (Suzanne Mackenzie). References accompany most of the papers. (AEM)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Carleton Univ., Ottawa (Ontario). Dept. of Geography.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A