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_aPinchon, Clarisse _eauthor |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | _aBernardin de Saint-Pierre’s Environmental Reflexivity: A Form of Ecological Awareness? |
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| 520 | _aThis article aims at determining the extent of the environmental reflexivity made manifest in Bernardin de Saint- Pierre’s works. I show that Bernardin’s prevailing stance is a form of “ecological awareness”: he proved hostile and fearful of man’s alterations to nature as he felt these might undermine the harmonies that make up nature. The ambiguities of Bernardin’s environmental reflexivity are then highlighted : despite being mostly reserved and suspicious regarding human power over nature, he also intermittently displayed moments of enthusiasm and incredulity. I will suggest a comparison with Buffon’s environmental reflexivity which also displays an ambiguity that echoes that of Bernardin : his mostly enthusiastic position about the growing human impact on nature was counterbalanced by two other stances, one of fear, the other of incredulity. Such a parallel ambiguity for both authors points to a conclusion of a common hesitating and timid environmental take. Neither were certain of the efficacy of men’s power over nature, or of the need to adopt a specific position about such power. | ||
| 690 | _aBernardin de Saint-Pierre | ||
| 690 | _aNature | ||
| 690 | _aHarmonies | ||
| 690 | _aEnvironnemental Reflexivity | ||
| 690 | _aEcological Awareness | ||
| 690 | _aBernardin de Saint-Pierre | ||
| 690 | _aNature | ||
| 690 | _aHarmonies | ||
| 690 | _aEnvironnemental Reflexivity | ||
| 690 | _aEcological Awareness | ||
| 786 | 0 | _nDix-huitième siècle | o 54 | 1 | 2022-06-30 | p. 145-157 | 0070-6760 | |
| 856 | 4 | 1 | _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-dix-huitieme-siecle-2022-1-page-145?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 |
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