1. The poetics of geographical knowledge: For a genealogy of geographical aesthetics in history and philosophy of geography.
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Brigstocke, Julian
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HISTORY of geography , *REFLECTION (Philosophy) , *PHILOSOPHY of history , *GEOGRAPHERS , *POETICS , *HISTORICAL geography - Abstract
This short reflection on forty years of the UK's History and Philosophy of Geography group reflects on the poetics of geographical knowledge. Whilst histories of geography have diverged from philosophies of geography over recent years, the intervention proposes that a useful avenue of enquiry for future work is to develop fuller historical and philosophical accounts of the forms and poetics of geographical writing. This includes: philosophical reflection on form and space; historical studies of the varying forms, styles, and poetics of geographical knowledge; and active experiments with formal aspects of writing. Through a short reflection on the ethics of Jean-Marie Guyau (a sociologist whose naturalist and vitalist ethics had an important influence on anarchist geographers) the paper proposes an approach to the authority of geographical texts that is animated by an anomic ethos that is: genetic; affirmative; and generous. • Proposes an agenda for future histories and philosophies of geography based on experimental genealogical analyses of form and aesthetics. • Explores the different forms of authority co-constructed through the forms, styles and genres of geographical writing. • Argues that a productive space of intersection between history and philosophy of geography can be found in a revitalised genealogical study of the forms and aesthetics of geographical writing. • Draws on Jean-Marie Guyau's vitalist ethics to argue for a genealogical approach to ethics of history and philosophy of geography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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