Curiosity, inquiry, and the geographical imagination
Gade, Daniel W., 1936-
Curiosity, inquiry, and the geographical imagination [electronic resource] / Daniel W. Gade. - New York : Peter Lang, c2011. - xviii, 307 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Curiosity about curiosity -- Exemplars of the inquisitive spirit -- Shamans and scholars : the questing self as archetype -- Epistemic curiosity and romantic sensibility in American geography -- Anima curiositas : Carl O. Sauer -- Curious descendants : Sauer's web of scholarly influence -- Scholarly motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic -- Born to seek : an intellectual topography -- Curiosity as progressive actualization -- Twisting paths and blind alleys : curiosity and the contingency of the quest -- Curiosity as text and sequel : landscape as witness to the past -- Conclusion. The long journey to scholarly enchantment.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Curiosity--History.
Learning--History.
Human beings--History.
Electronic books.
BF323.C8 / G33 2011eb
121/.6
Curiosity, inquiry, and the geographical imagination [electronic resource] / Daniel W. Gade. - New York : Peter Lang, c2011. - xviii, 307 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Curiosity about curiosity -- Exemplars of the inquisitive spirit -- Shamans and scholars : the questing self as archetype -- Epistemic curiosity and romantic sensibility in American geography -- Anima curiositas : Carl O. Sauer -- Curious descendants : Sauer's web of scholarly influence -- Scholarly motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic -- Born to seek : an intellectual topography -- Curiosity as progressive actualization -- Twisting paths and blind alleys : curiosity and the contingency of the quest -- Curiosity as text and sequel : landscape as witness to the past -- Conclusion. The long journey to scholarly enchantment.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Curiosity--History.
Learning--History.
Human beings--History.
Electronic books.
BF323.C8 / G33 2011eb
121/.6