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The Philosophy of Geography

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Editors:
  1. Timothy Tambassi

    1. Department of Science of Cultural Heritage, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

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  2. Marcello Tanca

    1. Department of Literature, Languages and Cultural Heritage, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

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  • Contributions by some of the most important authors (both geographers and philosophers) studying this area of research
  • Accessible for geographers, computer scientists and digital humanists in related field
  • Offers a variety of perspectives, methods of investigation and points of view from all over the world

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  4. Open Questions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Post-truth Geographies in the Age of Fake News

      • Barney Warf
      Pages 151-166

    3. Geography and the Coming Community

      • Claudio Minca, Richard Carter-White, Paolo Giaccaria
      Pages 167-189

    4. The Posthuman Imperative: From the Question of the Animal to the Questions of the Animals

      • Annalisa Colombino, Paolo Giaccaria
      Pages 191-210

    5. The Traces of Nature; or: The Value of Hybrid Nature

      • Gianfranco Pellegrino
      Pages 211-239

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 241-244
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About this book

The relationship between geography and philosophy is still largely in need of being explored. Geographers and philosophers share the responsibility for that. On the one hand, geographers have considered as a dangerous deviation any attempt to elaborate an image of the Earth which was not a mere replica of a cartographic representation. On the other hand, philosophers have generally been uninterested in a discipline offering little chance for critical reflection. In light of these considerations, the purpose of this book is to identify some fundamental philosophical issues involved in the reflection of geography by adopting a perspective which looks at the discipline with a specific focus on its fundamental concepts and distinctions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Science of Cultural Heritage, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

    Timothy Tambassi

  • Department of Literature, Languages and Cultural Heritage, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Marcello Tanca

About the editors

Timothy Tambassi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Salerno and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Eastern Piedmont. His interests of research include Formal Ontology, Philosophy of Geography and Philosophy of Computer Science.


Marcello Tanca is an Associate Professor at the Department of Literature, Languages and Cultural Heritage of the University of Cagliari. His research interests concern the relationship between geography and philosophy, geography and fiction, and landscape.

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