[New post] Nature Is Not a Machine—We Treat It So at Our Peril

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor posted: " " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Systems Community of Inquiry Nature Is Not a Machine—We Treat It So at Our Peril by antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor Reblogged from Patterns of Meaning: First published as "Nature Is a Jazz Band, Not a Machine" by Institute of Art and Ideas | News on July 30, 2021. From genetic engineering to geoengineering, we treat nature as though it's a machine. This view of nature is deeply embedded in Western thought, but it's a fundamental misconception with potentially disastrous consequences. Climate change, avers Rex Tillerson, ex-CEO of ExxonMobil and erstwhile US Secretary of State, "is an engineering problem, and it has engineering solutions." This brief statement encapsulates how the metaphor of the machine underlies the way our mainstream culture views the natural world. Read more… 2,232 more words antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor | August 3, 2021 at 4:10 am | Categories: Discussion | URL: https://wp.me/p8QJZw-2An Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Systems Community of Inquiry. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://stream.syscoi.com/2021/08/03/nature-is-not-a-machine-we-treat-it-so-at-our-peril/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com