A Geographical Guide To The Real and the Good

Book Description
As humans we create and transform the world around us. Our houses, cities, nations, and rooms - these places all reflect our thoughts and feelings on what we think reality ought to be. In this original and ambitious work, the renowned geographer Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and open our eyes to the variety and complexity of the world. Simply, A Geographical Guide to the Real and the Good constructs a geographical theory of morality based on the concept of space and place. Using historical and contemporary failures of good and moral places to illustrate his theory, this book will force readers to see our everyday surroundings in a new way.

Book Info
Text argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. Uses the joint application of these two criteria as the basis of a geographically informed moral theory that emphasizes the central role of altruism. Softcover, hardcover available. DLC: Geographical perception.

About the Author
Robert Sack is the Bascom Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is the author of numerous books.


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In this original and ambitious work, the renowned geographer Robert Sack argues for places that expand our awareness of reality and that increase the variety and complexity of reality. The joint application of these two criteria is the basis of a geographically informed moral theory that emphasizes the central role of altruism. As well, it sheds light on the connection between the real and the good. Place-making that is guided by these criteria can shape our concepts of justice, our concerns about nature, and our views of democracy and the economy. What emerges is a theory of morality based on the concepts of space, place, and place-making. Using historical and contemporary examples at all geographical scales to illustrate his theory, Sack forces readers to see their geographical actions and everyday surroundings in an entirely new way.


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