An article I read on the internet “Can we Stop Trying to Control Nature” by Emily Loose, has a section in it which is titled “The Great Western Dream of Controlling Nature” it says how the idea of controlling nature goes back to the 11^th century, when water power was used in industrial processes. Although there was a separation between science and technology, so progress was slow- Technology belonged to the craftsman and science belonged to the philosophers. But in the 1600’s this all changed when Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes integrated all the systems in the world- describing the world as one “colossal machine” where humans are in control.

Another article I read titled “The meaning of Marxism Who’s destroying the environment” by Paul D’Amato spoke about the control humans have over the environment. It says how the environmental catastrophes are being caused by too much industrial development, which is increasing the advantage humans take over nature, and therefore ruining it. This is the environmentalist view on Humans in Nature, although in the article they bring up the Marxists, they believe that the problem between humans and nature is capitalism. The drive for profit in their opinion ignores absolutely everything but the greed for money, this leads to cheaper methods concerning the environment, where rivers and the earth is polluted and poison toxins are released into the air from factories. “Modern technology, as it is employed by capitalist industry, is destructive.”

I completely agreed with the stance taken by the article and how it has been separated into the environmentalists view and the Marxist view, I believe it is completely plausible and true, that money cause mankind to ignore everything but the need for power, money and control.

“Humans because of their unique abilities, control nature rather than are controlled by nature due to new technology, demand for space and capitalism. With new technologies in the 21^st century, humans are able to control nature.”  (A detailed Summary of human control of nature)

So it seems as if money and material objects have become more significant to humans that the world that they live in. it is as if Nature is just trampled upon if it’s in the way of money.

“People are in control of nature because they will stop at nothing to gain and rise on the corporate ladder. The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of the air, earth, rivers, and seas with dangerous and even lethal materials.”  (Rachel Carson) “The use of nature as a trash can is directly due to humans controlling nature.”