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Routledge Revivals Themes in Geographic Thought Themes in Geographic Thought, first published in 1981, explores in breadth and depth the interrelationships among the history of Geo- graphy, geographic thought, and methodology, specifically focusing on the interactions between geographical research and various con- temporary philosophical schools: positivism, pragmatism, functional- ism, phenomenology, existentialism, idealism, realism and Marxism. An attempt is made to synthesise Geography’s historically rich tradi- tion with the current diversity in approaches to the discipline, based on the belief that ‘geographic thought’, at any point in time, is a mani- festation of the mutual influence between the prevailing philosophical viewpoints and the major methodological approaches in vogue. Each chapter presents an overview of the concrete ideas of a particular school of philosophy and stresses its relevance and impact on various aspects of Geography. This page intentionally left blank Themes in Geographic Thought Edited by Milton E. Harvey and Brian P. Holly Firstpublishedin1981 byCroomHelmLtd Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2014byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN andbyRoutledge 711ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©1981M.E.HarveyandB.P.Holly The right of M. E. Harvey and B. P. Holly to be identified as editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordancewith sections77 and 78 of the Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now knownor hereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orin any informationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthe publishers. Publisher’sNote Thepublisherhasgonetogreatlengthstoensurethequalityofthisreprintbut pointsoutthatsomeimperfectionsintheoriginalcopiesmaybeapparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and welcomes correspondencefromthosetheyhavebeenunabletocontact. ALibraryofCongressrecordexistsunderLCcontrolnumber:85673625 ISBN13:978-0-415-74748-6(hbk) ISBN13:978-1-315-79703-8(ebk) Themes in Geographic Thought Edited by MILTON E. HARVEY and BRIAN P. HOLLY CROOM HELM LONDON © 1981 M.E. Harvey and B.P. Holly Goom Helm Ltd, Provident House, Burrell Row, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AT Reprinted 1983 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Themes in geographic thought. - (Croom Helm series in geography and environment). 1. Geography - Methodology I. Harvey, Milton E. II. Holly, Brian P. 910\01 G70 ISBN 0-7099-0188-7 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Professional Books, Abingdon, Oxon TO LYNDA AND MARY LOU This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Preface 1. Paradigm, Philosophy and Geographic Thought Milton E. Harvey and Brian P. Holly 11 2. Positivism: A ‘Hidden’ Philosophy in Geography Michael R. Hill ' 38 3. Pragmatism: Geography and the Real World John W. Frazier 61 4. Functionalism Milton E. Harvey 73 5. Phenomenology Edward C. Relph 99 6. An Existential Geography Marwyn S. Samuels 115 7. Idealism Leonard Guelke 133 8. Realism Edward M. W. Gibson 148 9. Environmental Causation John E. Chappell, Jr 163 10. Marxism: Dialectical Materialism, Social Formation and the Geographic Relations Richard J. Peet and James V. Lyons 187 Glossary 206 Bibliography 209 Notes on Contributors 222 Index 223
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