your emphasis on reconnecting to nature , and your insistence to locate nature as something intimate and within us , rather than something outside us , or something we experience from time to time on vacations and weekends , reminds me much of Martin Heidegger's critique of the instrumental reasoning that dominates the modern completist socialites , for him we - seeking to control and utilize nature - transform it into something to be studied objectively and neutrally , and as a consequences we tend to isolate ourselves altogether from it as a precondition for this sought after scientific investigation , Heidegger insists that the 'being-in-the-world is an 'in' of involvement or of engagement, not of objective, scientific mode of detachment . To read more about Heidegger philosophy and works , visit this entry at the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heidegger/
I would say , reading the great thinkers , the likes of Heidegger , put valuable ( theoretical ) recourses at one's disposal to pursue your own project , even though you don't subscribe completely to their views and outlook
I love that Beth has heart-to-hearts with a favorite tree! Reminds me of the main character in Herman Hesse's book Siddhartha listening to the river. Yes, everyone should have easy access to nature and I think to beauty and art as well.
I have been told about the Siddartha book multiple times but have yet to read it...it is in my long long list of books to read one day! Thank you for reminding me about it.
Siddhartha was one of two grounding books I read every year during college. It reminded me of what was really important despite what others and society tells us we should care about, mainly money and status.
The other was A Movable Feast by Hemingway, about his early years in Paris before fame and wealth. The theme is the same about simple pleasures and good companionship.
I reread Siddhartha a few years and was shocked that it didn't seem very well written. I know it's a retelling of an old, sacred story, but still. I read a lot of Hesse's books and he's a great writer.
I find it interesting how sometimes what touches us about a literary piece is not always "good writing." Maybe it's partly a particular relationship we build with an author or with the character and wider story.
your emphasis on reconnecting to nature , and your insistence to locate nature as something intimate and within us , rather than something outside us , or something we experience from time to time on vacations and weekends , reminds me much of Martin Heidegger's critique of the instrumental reasoning that dominates the modern completist socialites , for him we - seeking to control and utilize nature - transform it into something to be studied objectively and neutrally , and as a consequences we tend to isolate ourselves altogether from it as a precondition for this sought after scientific investigation , Heidegger insists that the 'being-in-the-world is an 'in' of involvement or of engagement, not of objective, scientific mode of detachment . To read more about Heidegger philosophy and works , visit this entry at the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heidegger/
Thank you so much for your insights! I have only heard of Heidegger in passing but never really dug into his. I will definitely look into this!
I would say , reading the great thinkers , the likes of Heidegger , put valuable ( theoretical ) recourses at one's disposal to pursue your own project , even though you don't subscribe completely to their views and outlook
I love that Beth has heart-to-hearts with a favorite tree! Reminds me of the main character in Herman Hesse's book Siddhartha listening to the river. Yes, everyone should have easy access to nature and I think to beauty and art as well.
I have been told about the Siddartha book multiple times but have yet to read it...it is in my long long list of books to read one day! Thank you for reminding me about it.
Siddhartha was one of two grounding books I read every year during college. It reminded me of what was really important despite what others and society tells us we should care about, mainly money and status.
The other was A Movable Feast by Hemingway, about his early years in Paris before fame and wealth. The theme is the same about simple pleasures and good companionship.
I reread Siddhartha a few years and was shocked that it didn't seem very well written. I know it's a retelling of an old, sacred story, but still. I read a lot of Hesse's books and he's a great writer.
I find it interesting how sometimes what touches us about a literary piece is not always "good writing." Maybe it's partly a particular relationship we build with an author or with the character and wider story.