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Proximity, acceptance and hopeful ontologies
Author(s) -
Whitehead Mark
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12091
Subject(s) - sociology , ontology , epistemology , work (physics) , environmental ethics , philosophy , engineering , mechanical engineering
This commentary considers how we might define a classic paper and suggests that ‘ N ot at our seaside’ helpfully challenges the grounds on which we confer status onto papers in the modern academy. Particular attention is given in this commentary to the role of ‘ N ot at our seaside’ in pre‐empting geographical work on the spatial and cultural ‘othering’ of nature. The commentary concludes by reflecting on the positive ontologies of Philo's paper and its insights into what a more socially tolerant and environmentally literate world may involve.