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Humans & Nature:Some Reflections
1Conceptions of NatureSpiritual or religiousSource of sustenanceSource of knowledgeSubject of knowledgeAt the service of people (so controllable)Dangerous (so beyond control)Multiple understandings of nature can be in play at once in other cultures and in our own
Japan: Earthquake & Tsunami, April 7
Morganza Spillway opened May 18
Joplin, MO: Tornado, May 22
A societys relationship to nature is not static
Foundational Relationships
Describe relationships between people and natureTime/place specific (not universal)Greek men and Greek women in the BacchaeEarly modern European/ChristianWestern scientific approach of Galileo & HeisenbergKhoisanContingentDynamic (not static)
The Lion and the Jackals
SpiritualitySustenanceUneven controlDangerChange1) !no, 2) Poo, an animal said to eat the fruit of the !no.Drawing by !nanni. 5/24/1881. Bleek & Lloyd Collection, UCT
Song of the Broken String
Consequences of rupture in a societys relationship with nature
9Making meaning with nature
The place does not feel to meAs the place used to feel to me
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