“The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man” is a chapter in “Between Past and Future”. The book is written by Hannah Arendt. In this chapter, she is mainly talking about the relationship between space and the stature of man, and how they affect each other. At the beginning of the chapter, Arendt asks a question to the readers which is directly related to the topic: “ Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature? ” (page 260). The answers are diverse, but there are no right or wrong. No matter the answers are given by laymen or scientists. They can never be proved. The truth which people affirm are actually “resembles rather the validity of agreements than the compelling validity of scientific statements” (page 262).
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I quite agree with her statement. Indeed, only if man can go himself, and involve in the places that so far only by human imagination and abstract ability could reach, to achieve so called the conquest of space. However, for the part that Arendt declares that human conquer space, we have come to our present capacity to ‘conquer space’ throughout our new ability to handle nature” (page 273), I consider there are objections. The relationship between human and nature theory has always been a hot discussion topic. Space is part of nature. Some people advocate people should not need to differentiate between human and nature, and they should be a unified entity. On the one hand, how can people possibly do this, along with the human’s survival, development and endless desire. On the other hand, we have to distinguish between human and nature, and put them together with the understanding of knowledge and practice. Some people think that human should be emphasized that man conquers nature. Human do have enough wisdom and ability to control, transform, or even destroy nature. Nonetheless, I believe that the relationship between human and nature should not be a conqueror and conquered, it should be harmonious coexistence, more like as
I quite agree with her statement. Indeed, only if man can go himself, and involve in the places that so far only by human imagination and abstract ability could reach, to achieve so called the conquest of space. However, for the part that Arendt declares that human conquer space, we have come to our present capacity to ‘conquer space’ throughout our new ability to handle nature” (page 273), I consider there are objections. The relationship between human and nature theory has always been a hot discussion topic. Space is part of nature. Some people advocate people should not need to differentiate between human and nature, and they should be a unified entity. On the one hand, how can people possibly do this, along with the human’s survival, development and endless desire. On the other hand, we have to distinguish between human and nature, and put them together with the understanding of knowledge and practice. Some people think that human should be emphasized that man conquers nature. Human do have enough wisdom and ability to control, transform, or even destroy nature. Nonetheless, I believe that the relationship between human and nature should not be a conqueror and conquered, it should be harmonious coexistence, more like as