Design and spirituality : a philosophy of material cultures
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Design and spirituality : a philosophy of material cultures
Routledge, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Design and Spirituality examines the philosophical context of our current situation and argues for a re-establishment and re-affirmation of self-transcending priorities, together with an ethos of moderation and sufficiency.
It covers a wide range of topics broadly related to the main theme, including material culture and spiritual teachings; sustainability and the spiritual perspective; traditional and indigenous knowledge; technology and spirituality; notions of meaningful design; and the deeper, symbolic significance of (some) material things.
The author is a leading thinker in the field and he presents his arguments in a manner that invites the reader to reflect and to think about where we are going, why we are going there and what really matters.
Table of Contents
Foreword 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Design 3. Material Things and Spiritual Teachings 4. Sustainability and Secular Liberalism 5. Busyness and Wisdom 6. Heartless 7. When the Devil Drives 8. Nipping the Bloom 9. The Serpentine Walk 10. Language Speaks 11. A Complacency of Strangers 12. Insecticides and Suicides 13. Transcending Technology 14. Jericho Road 15. Design and Spirituality 16. Lucratively Loveless 17. Unity, Love and Design 18. Shallowness and Depth 19. An Impression of Intentionality 20. Failings 21. The Inner Flame 22. Religion and Atheism 23. Techno-spirituality 24. A Higher Purpose 25. Material Things and Spiritual Goods 26. Meaningful Design 27. The Deeper Significance of Things 28. At the Valley 29. Traditional Knowledge 30. The Dobby Stone 31. Natural Magic 32. Ex Voto 33. The Well of Faja dos Padres 34. Sacred Smoke 35. Under the Volcano 36. An Expression of the Sacred 37. The Mexelhote and the Molinillo 38. An Object of my Affection 39. Memento Mori 40. Bread of Life 41. The Conference of the Blind 42. Something and Nothing 43. The Faraway Bird 44. Aesthetic Roots 45. Wabi Sabi 46. A Beachfront View 47. Local 48. Provenance, Presence and Posterity 49. Tradition 50. Nootka Sound 51. Along the Highway 52. Clear cut 53. A Northern Town 54. Vanity Fair 55. What is Truth? 56. The Spiritual Sensibility 57. A Suitable Metaphor 58. Higher Goods 59. Making Special 60. Truth, Goodness and Beauty 61. Creating from the Heart 62. Sine Fide 63. The Third Exit 64. Restart or Reform? Endnotes Bibliography Index
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