Reviews for The Relationship of man and nature in the modern age

The average rating for The Relationship of man and nature in the modern age based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-12-03 00:00:00 Peter Chappelow When I first got this book for class I had multiple people tell me they loved the book. I think I can see why. The book definitely introduces some radical and new ideas about perception. However, I felt Ingold could have said the same things in half the words he used and less 'flowery'. I understood his concepts but I felt that I had to dig for them. I even liked some of his concepts but I had a very hard time getting through this book. The only reason I finished it is because it was required reading for my environmental anthropology class. I don't think I could have made myself read it otherwise. Too wordy.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-19 00:00:00 Jonny Saltvedt In this collection of essays, Ingold brings contemporary research from anthropology, sociology, and behavioral science into dialogue with perennial questions of epistemology like "How does cognition take place?" and "How can two people perceive the same experience radically differently?" In addition to its clear and cogent analysis, The Perception of the Environment provides a compelling overview of the history of philosophy and social science, making this book relevant to a broad academic audience. Recommended.