During 1850 -1900, the question about the relationship between human and nature was continuously examined by Darwin, Wallace, and Forbes. Charles Darwin with his theory “natural selection” has tracked down the origin of species. His theory was based on the idea of “struggle for existence”. In his document, he said: “the term Struggle for Existence in a large and metaphorical sense, including dependence of one being on another, and including not only the life of individual but success in leaving progeny” (Darwin, 116). To illustrate this idea, Darwin has used the most understandable examples such as “two canine animals in a time of dearth, may be truly said to struggle with each other which shall get food and live” or “a plant which annually
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His observation has confirmed that Darwin/Wallace evolutionary theory is correct. It also means every species living in the universe are interconnected including human. Basically, the ideas of Darwin, Wallace, and Force once again supported the truth that humans are a part of nature. Therefore, whatever humans do will absolutely affect the whole ecosystem. Indeed, in “ Man and Nature”, Gorge Perkins Marsh has mentioned about the destruction of nature caused by humans, he said “we produce the disturbance in the harmonies of nature when we throw the smallest pebble in the ocean,” “man alone is… essentially a destructive power,” and “human irreparably derange the balance and proportion of nature” (Lecture, 10/6/15). To Marsh, humans can never control nature. Therefore, human destruction should be balanced by compensation (Lecture, 10/6/15). Mash then proposed an idea for restoring nature because this would help us to become a well-ordered and stable commonwealth, and a people of progress” (Lecture, …show more content…
But a truth that cannot be refused is whatever we do to nature, it will come back to us as a consequence. Therefore, I believe if we do nice things to nature, we will get nice things back to us. However, this idea seems not easy to practice by many of
His observation has confirmed that Darwin/Wallace evolutionary theory is correct. It also means every species living in the universe are interconnected including human. Basically, the ideas of Darwin, Wallace, and Force once again supported the truth that humans are a part of nature. Therefore, whatever humans do will absolutely affect the whole ecosystem. Indeed, in “ Man and Nature”, Gorge Perkins Marsh has mentioned about the destruction of nature caused by humans, he said “we produce the disturbance in the harmonies of nature when we throw the smallest pebble in the ocean,” “man alone is… essentially a destructive power,” and “human irreparably derange the balance and proportion of nature” (Lecture, 10/6/15). To Marsh, humans can never control nature. Therefore, human destruction should be balanced by compensation (Lecture, 10/6/15). Mash then proposed an idea for restoring nature because this would help us to become a well-ordered and stable commonwealth, and a people of progress” (Lecture, …show more content…
But a truth that cannot be refused is whatever we do to nature, it will come back to us as a consequence. Therefore, I believe if we do nice things to nature, we will get nice things back to us. However, this idea seems not easy to practice by many of