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A 6 page paper that discusses the modern conceptualization of nature and compares this with Thoreau's concept of nature. An argument is made against Thoreau. Aristotle, Darwin, and Whitehead are also included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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created despite the errors in this kind of thinking. Nature and environment are most often conceptualized as the same thing, which is evident in writings from most disciplines although there
are some inherent differences. All too often, articles and broadcasts report the competition and conflict between "man" and "nature." Some of the more Romantic views of this competition fell
under the headings of "Red in tooth and claw" or "A struggle for existence" (Burgess, 1994, p. 47). The basis for this perceived competition between nature and man is founded
in Darwins work on creation and survival. Of course, when it is remembered that Darwins work was at the same time as industrialization, it becomes a little clearer as to
why this concept was accepted so readily. It was already an era of competition and the idea that there was a competition between man and nature fit well within the
prevailing philosophy. The competitive nature of the relationship between nature and man prevails today (Burgess, 1994). Take, for example, construction projects where a rare species is found and the construction
comes to a halt and often winds up in court. Environmentalists want the construction to honor the habitat of this rare species and the construction company wants to get on
with their job of building whatever. Henry David Thoreau, in Walden Pond, written in 1845, tells how he escaped from the hectic life of the city to the isolation
and quiet of living in the forests of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Thoreau, at great length, describes his concept of nature and the environment. His conceptualizations are found in todays
concept of both. Thoreau referred to Nature, with a capital "N" and described it as anything that was separate and distinct from human intervention such as a forest, which was
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