A New Dimension of Ecology

Who is the first person to bring before us the concept of "nature”? Well, he is the legendry Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was completely instrumental in the discovery of this notion, dubbed by many as a romantic invention, in the 18th century in the form of an unconsciously replaced utopian contrast to the dystopia of urbanization and materialism. Well, we should always be aware and also confident that the vestiges of this dewy-eyed conception of the "savage" and his unmolested, unadulterated surroundings can be found in the more malignant forms of fundamentalist environmentalism. However,. On the other hand, there is the presence the convinced and boastful presence of the religious literalists to whom man happens to be the center of all creations to exercise complete dominion over nature and the right to exploit its resources without reservation. The same forms of disguised sentiments can also be perceived among the scientists. No, if we take into account the Anthropic Principle, we will find that many exceptional physicists have promoted it, claims according to the assessment of whom nature of the Universe is preordained to accommodate sentient beings - namely, us humans.

It is also true, at the same time, in the form of a very recent phenomenon that scores of industrialists, politicians and economists have started to pay false piety to sustainable development in conjunction with the environmental costs of their policies. What does this indicate? They in a unique manner, try to bridge over the chasm in between these two fundamentally opposed forms. Still, essential dissimilarities between the schools notwithstanding, the dualism of Man vs. Nature is universally acknowledged. This single saga, truly speaking, has been witnessed to exert a great influence on several innovative thoughts throughout the global spectrum and also to mould the modern thought processes. It is true, perhaps the duel between nature and Man will be eternal, but the way in which it can enrich the thought process of the posterity is to be witnessed.

Posted by subhasis on Monday Apr 21  reply


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