Einstein once said that man- part of the whole, we call the universe. This part is limited both in time and in space. And when a person feels like something separate, it is self-deception. The interrelation of man and nature has always troubled great minds. Especially in our days, when one of the main places is occupied by the problem of human survival as a species on Earth, the problem of preserving all life on our planet. How the interrelation of the person and the nature is shown, in what ways it is possible to try to harmonize it, read in this article.
Narrow frame
The inseparability of man, like all living thingsEarth, from the biosphere determines its existence. Moreover, this activity becomes possible only in adequate conditions, very limited. Narrow frames correspond to the peculiarities of the human body (it has been proved, for example, that raising the total ambient temperature by only a few degrees can lead to disastrous results for humans). It demands for itself the maintenance of the ecology, the environment where its previous evolution took place.
Ability to adapt
Знание и понимание подобного диапазона – насущная a necessity for humanity. Of course, each of us can adapt to the environment. But this happens gradually, gradually. More drastic changes that exceed the capabilities of our body, can lead to pathological phenomena and ultimately to death.
Biosphere and noosphere
Биосфера – все живое, сущее на Земле.In addition to plants and animals, it includes man, as its weighty part. The influence of man as a species influences the process of reorganization of the biosphere more and more intensively. This is due to the impact of scientific and technological progress in the last centuries of human existence. Thus, the transition of the biosphere to the noosphere (from the Greek "mind", "mind"). And the noosphere is not a detached kingdom of the mind, but rather the next step in evolutionary development. This is a new reality associated with various forms of impact on nature and the environment. The noosphere also implies not only the use of the achievements of science, but also the cooperation of all mankind, aimed at preserving and a reasonable and humane attitude to the universal house.
Vernadsky
The great scientist who defined the conceptnoosphere, emphasized in his writings that man cannot be physically independent of the biosphere, that humanity is a living substance associated with the processes occurring there. In other words, not only the social environment is important for the full existence of a person, but also the natural environment (he needs a certain quality). Fundamental conditions such as air, water, earth provide life on our planet, including human life! The destruction of the complex, the removal of at least one component from the system would lead to the death of all living things.
Environmental needs
The need for good ecology in humansformed in immemorial times, along with the needs for food, shelter, clothing. In the early stages of development, environmental needs were met, as it were, automatically. Representatives of the human race were convinced that they were endowed with all these benefits — water, air, soil — in sufficient quantities and for all times. Deficit - not yet acute, but already frightening - began to be felt by us only in recent decades, when the threat of an environmental crisis came to the fore. Today, it is already becoming clear to many that maintaining a healthy environment is just as important as eating or realizing spiritual needs.
Vectors revision
Apparently, the time has come for humanityto reorient the main directions of development of science and technology so that the attitude to nature and the environment becomes different. This concept should rightfully take its central place in people's minds. Philosophers and practitioners involved in environmental issues have long made the final verdict: either a person changes his attitude to nature (and he changes accordingly), or he will be destined to be wiped off the face of the Earth. And this, according to the testimony of many scientists, will happen quite soon! So we have less and less time to think.
Human attitude to nature
В различные эпохи взаимоотношения складывались not so easy. The idea that man is a part of nature was expressed and embodied in ancient times. In various pre-Christian religious cults, we observe the deification of Mother Earth, the aquatic environment, wind, rain. Many pagans existed a concept: man is a part of nature, and she, in turn, was perceived as a single beginning of everything that exists. Indians, for example, existed powerful spirits of mountains, streams, trees. And to some animals, the meaning of equality was cultivated.
With the advent of Christianity, attitudes change.human to nature. Man already feels himself a slave of God, whom God created in his own image. The concept of nature goes into the background. There is a kind of reorientation: the relationship between man and nature is broken. Instead, she cultivates kinship and unity with the divine principle.
And in the philosophical systems of the late nineteenth andthe beginning of the twentieth century, we see the formation of the idea of the God-man, where the individual is perceived as an absolute king over all things. Thus, the problem of man and nature is decided unambiguously in favor of the first. And a relationship with God comes to a dead end. The concept of "man - the king of nature" is especially cultivated in the mid-to-late twentieth century. This justifies thoughtless logging of strategically important forests, turning rivers backwards, comparing mountains to the ground, unwise use of the gas and oil resources of the planet. All these are negative actions of a person in relation to the environment in which he lives and exists. The problem of man and nature is maximally sharpened with the formation of ozone holes, the emergence of the effect of global warming, other negative consequences leading to the Earth and humanity itself to death.
Back to the roots
In our time, there is a tendency to returnpeople "in the bosom of nature." The relationship between man and nature has been revised by many public figures and organizations (for example, the Greenpeace movement, which advocates universal preservation of the environment and the rational use of natural resources). In science, we also see the successful implementation of the ideas of environmentally friendly mechanisms. These are electric cars, vacuum trains, and magnetic engines. All of them contribute to the preservation of the environment, in every way prevent its further pollution. Large businessmen carry out technical reconstructions of enterprises, bring products into compliance with international environmental standards. The "man and nature" scheme again begins to be active. Progressive humanity restores the old family ties. If only it were not too late, but people still hope that Mother Nature will understand and forgive them.
Man and Nature: Topics
In this light, it becomes necessary and importantfostering a generation that will be wise and respectful of the environment. A schoolboy who takes care of birds and trees, culturally throwing ice-cream wrapping into an urn that doesn’t torture domestic animals, is what is needed at the present stage. By cultivating such simple rules, in the future society will be able to form whole generations that form the correct noosphere. And in this an important role is played by school essays "Man and Nature." Topics may vary for junior and senior classes. One thing is important: working on these compositions, schoolchildren become a part of nature, are thoughtful and accustomed to treat it with respect. The guys are aware of the relationship between man and nature, arguments that irrefutably testify to the unity and indivisibility of these concepts.
Reasonable environmental transformation
Конечно же, каждое общество влияет на ту geographical environment in which it lives directly. Transforms it, uses the achievements of previous generations, transfers this medium to its descendants. According to Pisarev, all the work of transforming nature is laid in the ground, as if in a large savings bank. But now it is time to use all the rational things created by mankind for the benefit of nature, and forget all negative things forever!
