Tag: nature

Into the Woods

Somehow, some way, stewardship of the forest and the rest of the natural environment must be snatched from the ranks of the stupid and insane.

The ‘H’ Word

Throughout human history, hate was not viewed as generally abnormal or anti-social. It was just another emotion that, along with anger, despair or love, had a place in human relationships.

Sunflowers and Silos: Reconciling with the Natural World

The environmentalist’s claim that man is nature’s enemy undermines any reason to steward it in the first place. To care for something, one must love it; one must feel that it belongs to them and them to it.

Hunt Saboteurs and Nazis

The connection between anti-hunting attitudes and fascism may, in fact, be a deep one.

Feelings and the Burkean Contract

It is very difficult to argue for the Burkean Contract. If one sees oneself as a morally isolated, radical individual for whom history means nothing and for whom nothing is owed to the future, no amount of disputation will let in the light.

Scientists Create Mouse Embryos From Stem Cells

The development of a synthetic mouse embryo from stem cells to the stage of developing organs raises hopes among the scientific community that the time for such experiments with human embryos is near.

Rewilding and the Future of Humankind

Restoring our proper relationship with the natural world, it must be asserted, does not entail a retreat from nature, but a renewed immersion in its mystery and a humble submission to its laws.