Toward a New Relation Between Humanity and Nature: Reconstructing T'ien-Jen-Ho-I
Abstract. The traditional Chinese idea of t'ien-jen-ho-i (Heaven and humanity in union) implies that humanity has to live in harmony with nature. As science and technology progress, however, the idea appears increasingly outmoded, and it becomes fashionable to talk about overcoming nature. Iron...
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| 语言: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1989
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Zygon
Year: 1989, 卷: 24, 发布: 4, Pages: 457-468 |
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methodological pluralism
B organism B functional unity B li-i-fen-shu (the one and the many) B regulative principle B t'ien-jen-ho-i (Heaven and humanity in union) |
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| 总结: | Abstract. The traditional Chinese idea of t'ien-jen-ho-i (Heaven and humanity in union) implies that humanity has to live in harmony with nature. As science and technology progress, however, the idea appears increasingly outmoded, and it becomes fashionable to talk about overcoming nature. Ironically, though, the further science reaches the more clearly are its limitations exposed. The exploitation of nature not only endangers many life forms on earth but threatens the very existence of the human species. I propose that a reconstruction of the traditional Chinese idea of T'ien-jen-ho-i will help us envisage a new and salutary relation between humanity and nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1989.tb00990.x |