What do we mean when we speak of Mother Nature? What is the meaning of the word “nature” itself, and how has it changed in modernity? And is Mother Nature a divinity?
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 The contemporary idea of nature
04:02 The ancient idea of nature
06:50 Comparison of ancient and modern ideas
11:47 The natural world vs. the human world
14:43 The modern return to nature
17:22 Nature and relativism
20:41 Is Nature a god?
23:11 Closing remarks
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