Modern Thought, February 1985 issue, special feature: "The Recommendation of Natural History." - Title: Modern Thought, February 1985 issue - Special Feature: The Recommendation of Natural History - Volume/Issue: vol.13-2 Includes essays exploring the historical and philosophical significance of collecting, classifying, and storing, such as "The Politics of Natural History - Regarding the English 'savage'." Also includes "The Science of Dead Things - Focusing on John Soane's 'House as a Museum'," which reconsiders the meaning of "things" from the perspectives of collection, exhibition, and appreciation. A series of essays by multiple authors on natural history and collecting culture from various times and places, examining how the act of "seeing/collecting/classifying things" has been related to human worldviews, culture, and the structure of knowledge. In addition, the included essays cover a wide range of topics, including history, culture, thought, social criticism, art theory, and classification theory. While using "natural history" as an entry point, this issue comprehensively examines the relationship between material culture and human knowledge, sensibility, and society. This is a back issue that is difficult to re-obtain, and it is a valuable book for those interested in thought, culture, and historical research, as well as collectors. #NaturalHistory #ModernThought #TheRecommendationOfNaturalHistory #Seidosha #ThoughtMagazine #BackIssue #UsedBooks #SecondhandBooks #CulturalStudies #HistoricalThought #CollectingCulture #NaturalHistory #JourneyOfKnowledge #BookLovers #ReadersOfInstagram #RareBooks #ForCollectors #ReferenceBooks #ThoughtLovers #LifeWithBooks