Is nature really natural?

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The paper argues that nature is basically cultural, but that nature does not occupy a fixed place in the human cultural universe. It may be a mental construct in the sciences or in the arts, an empirical aspect of working process or scientific investigation, a philosophical, religious or mythological presupposition for our existence, or part of a discursive rhetoric concerning socially coded naturalness. In each case, humans have been inextricably linked to their natural conditions throughout history. One consequence is that the categories which determine our practical and mental approach to nature are products of culture. Another is that although nature is an indispensable part of culture, nature will still be nature without our culture.

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