

#2278
Mentioned in 12 episodes
The Spell of the Sensuous
Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
Book • 1997
In this major work of ecological philosophy, David Abram draws on diverse sources including the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as a magician to reveal the intricate relationship between human perception and the natural world.
The book delves into the character of perception and the sensual foundations of language, highlighting how even abstract language echoes the natural world.
Abram argues that humans have severed their ancient reciprocity with nature and explores what it would take to recover a sustaining relation with the earth.
The book delves into the character of perception and the sensual foundations of language, highlighting how even abstract language echoes the natural world.
Abram argues that humans have severed their ancient reciprocity with nature and explores what it would take to recover a sustaining relation with the earth.
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
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as a book he is rereading for a future writing project.


Bob Doto

302 snips
209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto
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in relation to Abrams' statement that our gods need to eat.

Joshua Michael Schrei

181 snips
(Why Mindfulness Isn't Enough)
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in relation to ancient forms of writing.

Ellie Anderson

110 snips
Writing
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for its exploration of the senses and their connection to the natural world.

Es Devlin

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Es Devlin
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as a book that explores the history of reading and the disenchantment of the world.

Ellie Anderson

35 snips
Reading
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as a book that influenced her own writing.


Jenny Odell

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The art of attention (with Jenny Odell)
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in the context of experiencing nature and other intelligences.

K Allado-McDowell

New Selves of Neural Media & AI as 'The Poison Path' with K Allado-McDowell
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as an example of embodied relationship with nature.


Derren Brown

#1198 - Derren Brown
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in a previous podcast episode.


Ezra Klein

Jenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantine
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as an author whose work inspired her interest in vision questing.


Natasha Lythgoe

Episode 160 Wildness and the Mythic Dimension w/Natasha Lythgoe
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as the author of "Spell of the Sensuous."

Paul F. Austin

David Jay Brown - The Telepathic Future: DMT, Dreams & Digital Consciousness
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when discussing a book club he is a part of.


Lex Fridman

#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
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as the source of the phrase "The More Than Human World."


Robert R. Raymond

[TEASER] The More Than Human World