Concepts of Nature

Sidra Umer
Definition of nature:
“The phenomena of the physical world
collectively, including plants, animals, the
landscape, and other features and products of
the earth, as opposed to humans or human
creations.” (Oxford online dictionary)
What do you see
in this picture?
It´s a goat´s head.
If the same
picture is
inverted, what do
you see?
It looks lika a seal.
Ludwig Wittgenstein´s
perception of “seeing as”
is referred as how humans perceive and
interpret the things present around
them. (as seen in the above example)
The three waves:
• Purpose is to look into human activities
with respect to nature
• How should we value and relate to nature?
• All the proponents are suspicious about the
effects of modernism on nature
First wave conservationists:
Instead of using natural resources
thougthlessly, we must also try to
conserve the balance of
biosystems.
Second wave environmentalists:

The nature should be honoured

for its value, not due to means
which we extract from it.
Third wave cultural theorists:
Our relation with nature is merely
an invented idea, a construct of
society for classification purposes.
There is close-knit relationship of
landscapes with culture and nature.
Humans are an intrinsic part of this
relationship and are entirely dependent
on nature for survival.
Bilar Human Made Forest
Bohol, Philipines
 Thank you!
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