“When asked why he never went for walks in the countryside, Socrates simply stared and replied that being by himself in lifeless Nature could never take the place of stimulating conversations with companions.” (Janaro & Altshuler) pg 480
I think his view of nature is skewed especially when he calls it lifeless as I see nature as so full of life. This only leads me to think his view on life must exclude nature as he regards conversation so highly in his regards. I just thought it was so interesting of a quote in how different our views on nature and life are.
“A love of New York is shared by those whose world is bounded by theatres, art galleries, musuems,”…” (Janaro & Altshuler) pg 480
The quote goes on to not mention nature and I just want to state that New Yorkers yearn for nature. Central Park is proof of that as priceless land is devoted to preserving it. I don’t know if the quote was talking about maybe before the preservation of land but, that was in 1857 so that would be an anti-industrialist view which would make since. The quote is so interesting in a sense of it could mean two different things.
“Native Americans enjoy a long tradition of a deeply spiritual relationship with Nature.” (Janaro & Altshuler) pg 486
I think America could use their views on nature and benefit from them greatly. I also want to just point out the lengths they will go to protect that which is scared to them. During the Dakota pipeline crisis which is where the picture is from the Native Americans camped for months before it got too cold and sent most of them home. The lengths they would go should prove how sacred the land is to their culture. It’s frustrating as a fellow American for me to watch our government not be able to understand this when it’s even taught in our Humanities class.
Janaro, R. P., & Altshuler, T. C. (2017). The Art of Being Human: the Humanities as a Technique for Living (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
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