Geophilosophy of the Mediterranean

Caterina Resta, Rita Fulco,Sandro Gorgone,Giuliana Gregorio,Valentina Surace

• Editorial: SUNY Press
• Año: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781438497600
• Categoría: Filosofía
• Categoría: Filósofos

The essays collected here outline a geophilosophy of the Mediterranean—a sea of great importance in the history of Europe and the wider West. Conceived from a geophilosophical perspective, the Mediterranean is a sea surrounded by lands—that is, a "pluriverse" of different cultures and religions, which have often become entangled in conflicts. Nevertheless, they have also demonstrated a remarkable capacity for coexistence, as exemplified by multilingual, multiethnic, and multireligious Sicily during the reign of Roger II of Hauteville. Throughout its millennia-long history, the Mediterranean has consistently displayed a profoundly unified configuration despite its inherent diversity. Its distinctive blend of singularity and plurality can serve as a paradigm for rethinking new forms of social and political coexistence, not only for Europe, which draws its origin from this sea, but also for a new global order.

Índice

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Editors’ Note
• Preface
• 1. Atlantics or Mediterraneans?
• 2. Europe to Come
• 3. A Sea That Unites and Divides
• 4. Cartographies of Italy
• 5. The Origin of Messina
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author
• Back Cover