Tag Archives: landscape
Landscapes
I relatively recently discovered a sub-genre of nature writing that focuses on place or landscape writing. I find that focusing on landscape strongly appeals to my own topographic inclinations and reflects the way I think about the world. Of these landscape writers, I haven’t come across any better than Robert Macfarlane. I’ve been working my…
Therefore I am
Western thought might be best summarized by the oft repeated Rene Descartes statement, “I think, therefore I am.” The focus is on the individual, and one’s own thoughts are emphasized above all else. I recently came across a much different view. In a podcast interview, aboriginal author Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta made the claim that the…