tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post6097263718815871880..comments2024-03-28T09:51:55.365-06:00Comments on ECOLOGY WITHOUT NATURE: After Nature on AnthropocentrismTimothy Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-45008674000510046902011-10-23T14:45:12.270-05:002011-10-23T14:45:12.270-05:00"I don't see deanthropocentrizing the hum..."I don't see deanthropocentrizing the human as a "leveling" out or "bringing down" the human to the level of objects, but rather as the opposite: bringing all objects up to an equal level of value and importance, a place that the human *used* to occupy alone"<br /><br />This was my take when first reading Harman and you. You have helped me develop a greater respect for the objects around me. I wonder if the criticism of nihilism stems from underlying low self-esteem or a latent fear of the reality of our place in the scheme of things. A flat ontology leads to humility and respect for others.noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099372953505213265noreply@blogger.com