During professor O’Neill’s lecture on the Human/Nature relationship in antiquity, he talked about the ancients having a much different relationship with the world around them compared to today. People’s idea of the world was more influenced by religion and legends, as… Continue Reading →
I found this talk to be one of the most interesting ones we have had so far. I know nothing about ancient Greek and Latin history so I found this talk to be really interesting. First of all, I had… Continue Reading →
At the beginning of his talk last night, Professor O’Neil mentioned how the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that all living things had a soul. Therefore, if you cut down a tree, instead of having wood, you would have a… Continue Reading →
In antiquity, nymphs associated with the trees. If you cut a tree down, they would die. If you pouted the water, they would suffer. Nymphs had a very important role to play, but they couldn’t defend their territory. One important… Continue Reading →
This lecture shed light on the numerous ways in which humans have attempted to dominate nature. Since ancient times, humans have engaged in hunting, for example, and still do today. Such an endeavor functions as a form of dominion over… Continue Reading →
Nature is a part of us whether we want to consider it or not. Artists and historians represent it as a thing needing protection, depicting Gods as its curators. Theorists depict nature through its anthropomorphization, viewing it through a more… Continue Reading →
Natural images protected by gods, nymphs playing in water and other erotic encounters are common themes in the art of the Antiquity. Nature is power and connected. The fresco tell tales of man cutting down trees and their nymph… Continue Reading →
We name our experiences through our thoughts and feelings, but these cognitive processes are caused by our senses. Naming our experiences through our senses, however, extends into a deeper and more complex process. Relationships are the theme of our time,… Continue Reading →
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