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The Nature Institute has developed an approach to nature that is contextual, qualitative, and holistic — what we often call “Goethean science,” a mode of inquiry that the poet and scientist Goethe exemplified.
 

In Context #45

Spring 2021

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Letter to Readers

Feature Article

Holistic study of animals - the American Bison

“Where Does an Animal End? — The American Bison”
By Craig Holdrege
An excerpted chapter from Craig’s book, Seeing the Animal Whole, And Why It Matters (Lindisfarne Books, 2021), this in-depth feature demonstrates how the bison, like all species, is both a self-contained and a peripheral being. It does not end at its physical boundary. Craig reveals how a landscape, a soulscape, and a spiritscape also belong to the identity of an animal.




Notes and Reviews

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“Once Upon a Night”
By Elaine Khosrova
Inside the institute, we stalk the rare nocturnal blossoms of Epiphyllum oxypetalum.

“Being with Buds”
By Jon McAlice
Choosing two or three trees to visit each day during springtime, Jon shares his gratifying practice of experiencing their budding-out period.



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