CharonsLittleHelper t1_itqmne9 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The philosophy of Martin Heidegger who argued that the Technological mindset has destroyed our relationship to the world so that Nature is seen as so many resources to exploit. He presents an alternative: a poetic relationship to the world by thelivingphilosophy

>but really what we want is a more romantic relationship with nature again

When did that ever exist on a large scale?

It's always feels like that's part of the "noble savage" mythos which didn't actually ever happen.

Poets/writers talking about it? Sure. But not at large.

[deleted] t1_itqtok7 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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setionwheeels t1_its3qiq wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:00 PM

To support what OP says - although I am not a historian and can't confirm larger sentiment - if you read Chief Seattle's letter to the government you get that perspective.

Wholeheartedly agree with that perspective in the sense that we are ..ants crawling around and buying and selling land is kinda like buying and selling planets - we actually never OWN shit in the first place. Pretty sure nature is going to be fine, been around for billions of years, we nurse from it for a bit and it graciously allows us to not die for a bit.