September 27, 2016 Lewis Thomas By Instant Noodle ¶ Posted in Man's place, Nature ¶ Tagged Biology, Lewis Thomas, Respect for Nature ¶ Leave a comment We are not the masters of nature that we thought ourselves; we are as dependent on the rest of nature as are the leaves or midges or fish. Lewis Thomas Advertisements
December 16, 2014 William Shakespeare By Instant Noodle ¶ Posted in Nature, Science and Society ¶ Tagged Exploitation, Julius Caesar, Necessity, Respect for Nature, William Shakespeare ¶ Leave a comment And nature must obey necessity. William Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1599), IV, iii. Caesar. What a prat.
December 17, 2013 Montaigne By Instant Noodle ¶ Posted in Man's place, Nature ¶ Tagged Michel de Montaigne, Respect for Nature, Veganism, Vegetarianism ¶ Leave a comment There is a kind of respect and a duty in man … which link[s] us not merely to the beasts, which have life and feelings, but even to trees and plants Montaigne