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Introduction
Part 1: Soil 1.Mysteries of the soil Plato's Cave & unobserved causes 2.Planning the Garden Imposing our individual rule on the natural world 3.Natural harmonies Becoming one with nature 4. Utilitarianism & the greater good Fairness in the garden 5.What's in a name? How important are definitions and accuracy? Part 2: Growth 6.Evolution & the plant-pest arms race Darwin & worries about genetic modification in plants 7. The kindness of plants Game theory & why cooperation is best 8.Nature versus nurture When is a blank slate not blank? 9.Photosynthesis: quantum biology in plants Quantum physics in the garden 10.Weeding: Zeno's Paradox How can change happen when distance & time are infinitely divisible? Part 3: Harvest 11.The perfect tomato Do ideal forms exist on a higher plane? 12.Art & beauty Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? 13.Miracle berries: are senses reliable? Is a lemon sweet or sour? 14.Minding your peas & cues How can we know anything? 15.Wealth from the dirt Economics & the origin of value Part 4: Cycles 16.Methuselah trees The Ship of Theseus identity paradox 17.Heaps of seeds Logic & the sorites paradox 18.Composting: ultimate recycling Entropy & reincarnation 19.In the shed: ethics & the pursuit of happiness How to live the Good Life 20.The pragmatic gardener Practical philosophy & getting off Buridan's Ass Further Reading Index |
Kate Collyns