HUMA 1905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Seanan Mcguire, Thomas Robert Malthus, Gregory Benford
11 Mar 2018
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Pale blue dot: ecological ethics & fiction of scientifiction. Readings for the week: the myth of rain by seanan mcguire & a desperate calculus by. Developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, and chemistry brought about a different understanding on the study of nature. New methods being used (e. g. empirical studies) to predict, understand, and, to some extent, control certain aspects of nature. Romanticism in the natural sciences: as a reaction to the rationalistic way of understanding the world, a romantic perspective on the study of nature arose. Romanticists viewed nature as divine, pure, sublime and as a source of healing for the spirit. Nature is viewed as something that can"t be controlled. It should be revered since it"s more powerful and grand than the individual person. Industrial revolution: use of innovation in technology was used to improve methods of resource collection to more effectively use natural resources and turn a profit from them.
