What is nature? Where do these ideas come from and how do they unfold?

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    What is nature? Where do these ideas come from and how do they unfold?

    ex) Paradigms vary over time and cultures moving from material to abstract conceptualizations (Coates) – “sticky” ideas that endure. Bio-physical space – unspoiled natural environment which is ruled by laws (physics, evolution, God) and can be threatened by human activity; what man has not made. A collective phenomena which includes or excludes humans – comic setting for human life where man is part of nature through his physical body but set apart by his mind to investigate the workings of nature (Lucretian view) vs. a creative force/goddess whose moral purpose and meaning is independent of mankind (Mother Nature). A built in essence / quality / principle / characteristics that informs the workings of the world. Nature as instructor – an inspiration / source of authority in governing human affairs; laws formulated by specific groups and influenced with values, ideals, particular visions and agendas. Conceptual opposite of culture – Man has fallen from grace is now corrupted by institutions vs. creation of laws and civilizations to rise above barbaric interactions. Socially constructed (“Society of Nature”) – inhabited and influenced by culture, beliefs, psychology, religion, economies

    How do people think about/experience nature?

    ex)Dichotomies: Man/culture vs. nature; Human vs. non-human; Wild vs. tame (scrub grasslands vs. gardens); Natural vs. artificial
    Primal – pure, savage, uncivilized
    Authenticity – simplicity, purity
    Spatial – untrammeled; pristine; dominion
    Connections – exploitation and dominion; love and pleasure; power and knowledge
    Supernatural – spiritual, mystical powers
    Blurred boundaries
    Iconography – dogs, ravens
    Shamanism – wolfman
    Fairy tales
    Hybrids – centaurs, werewolves, Frankenstein, cyborgs
    Nature cults

    Why is it important?

    ex)Affects historical, social, political, cultural, economic relations between peoples and their environments and the laws / policies created to govern these interactions

     

     

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