Am advanced in years and have always had, since my youth, a passion for philosophical thinking. Philosophy was one of my majors, for BA Hons, and I completed an MA. In recent years, I have been writing the occasional essay on the subject of man's relationship to nature. I have attempted to interpret the history of philosophical thought on the subject, and I have a preoccupation with how, in modern times, technology has got in the way of man's experiencing of nature. I write these essays for my offspring, and for friends and a few academics with whom I keep in contact. The essay now at hand involves a question that is not as ye…
Am advanced in years and have always had, since my youth, a passion for philosophical thinking. Philosophy was one of my majors, for BA Hons, and I completed an MA. In recent years, I have been writing the occasional essay on the subject of man's relationship to nature. I have attempted to interpret the history of philosophical thought on the subject, and I have a preoccupation with how, in modern times, technology has got in the way of man's experiencing of nature. I write these essays for my offspring, and for friends and a few academics with whom I keep in contact. The essay now at hand involves a question that is not as yet well articulated: it is on the subject of artistic expression, and how this fits into man's experiencing of nature (defined, by the way, as that which man has not created or constructed). I intend to start the essay by discussing the prehistoric art found in the Caves of Chauvet, France, in the nineties.
I might just add that I do cartoon sketches, and these sometimes have a philosophical perspective . They can be viewed at: www.cgillcartoons.ca. Philosophy Now, the British publication, uses my work on occasion.
I have connected to this website to investigate, for my essay, the relationship between art and technology, and at a deeper level man's relationship to nature, as expressed through art.
