Nature
Subtitle: Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: December 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780520244788
Subjects: History of science; BCE to c 500 CE; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Nature/Ecology; Historiography; Nature; Science; Industrialized / developed countries; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Environmental Science; Nature / General; General; Ecology; Reference
First sentence: An elemental juxtaposition of nature and culture is deep-seated and pervasive in Western thought, with 'nature' frequently serving as shorthand for the natural world and the physical environment.