February 16, 2011
by peter.taylor
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The history of ideas about nature can be read in terms of the social order being defended or promoted — see previous posts. This post presents a schema of Raymond Williams’s history of changing and conflicting ideas about nature and … Continue reading
November 1, 2010
by peter.taylor
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The history of ideas about nature can be read in terms of the social order being defended or promoted, as described well by Raymond Williams (1980) (and explored in the “trialogue” of previous posts). This schema (which evolved through my … Continue reading
October 31, 2010
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Interpreta: That seems a very coarse way to take environmental and health costs into account…. The previous post ended thus. Continuing the three roles: Partovo (“Humans are a Part Of nature”); Separata (“Humans have become Separate from nature”); or Interpreta … Continue reading
October 30, 2010
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Partovo: Agreed. But you should remember that some people move into such areas when the price of real estate drops to levels they can afford. That’s the way markets work to balance supply and demand. Dare I say, it’s a … Continue reading
October 29, 2010
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Continued from previous post. Each person takes one of the three roles: Partovo (“Humans are a Part Of nature”); Separata (“Humans have become Separate from nature”); or Interpreta (“Interpret Socially views about nature and what is natural”). Begin the conversation … Continue reading
October 27, 2010
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Preamble Ideas of nature underlie a great deal of social thought and have done so through recorded history. The changing meanings of “nature” and the tensions among co-existing meanings have been analyzed brilliantly by the English cultural analyst Raymond Williams; … Continue reading