Man and Nature The Meaning
AS MARSH’S IDEAS OF NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORY matured, his environmental insights likewise grew and changed, often at odds with his previous views. Such ambivalence did not discomfit him. He saw inconsistency as an inevitable outgrowth of change. Reminded he had once held some contrary opinion, he w...
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| Published in | George Perkins Marsh p. 290 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Washington Press
23.11.2009
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| Summary: | AS MARSH’S IDEAS OF NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORY matured, his environmental insights likewise grew and changed, often at odds with his previous views. Such ambivalence did not discomfit him. He saw inconsistency as an inevitable outgrowth of change. Reminded he had once held some contrary opinion, he would say: “A man who cares for the truth can’t afford to care for consistency.” Indeed, his ecological creed embodied an inherent contradiction. He wanted to treat man and nature as a unity, but his Calvinist, Enlightenment, utilitarian progressivism predisposed him to segregate and exalt humanity as above and at war with the |
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| ISBN: | 9780295979427 0295979429 |