Merchant the death of nature5/29/2023 In the latter scenario, the fallen Adam redeems himself by becoming the "heroic American Adam" who transforms nature-a female object, or Eve-into a fruitful garden. Others saw it as a land that needed to be converted into an Eden so its natural resources could be harvested as profitable commodities. Some colonists thought the New World was already an Eden. A more recent idea, embraced by environmentalists, simply states that the earth is in a long decline from Eden in its pristine state. One idea is rooted in the scientific revolution of the 17th century: this optimistic scenario asserts that Eden can be regained by re-creating the garden through suburbs, malls and bioengineered food. In her challenging book, environmental historian Merchant ( The Death of Nature) attempts to put the current ecological crisis into perspective by examining historical thoughts regarding the loss of Eden and attempts to recover it.
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