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The Man Who Invented Nature

Sisyphus 55 | November 15, 2025



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THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE IN ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT’S “VIEWS OF NATURE” THREE LECTURES DELIVERED DURING FEBRUARY OF 1967 AT THE “HISTORY OF SCIENCE-COLLECTION” OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS by ADOLF MEYER-ABICH (Universit~tt Hamburg)

[Humboldt in the New World | The National Endowment for the Humanities](https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/novemberdecember/feature/humboldt-in-the-new-world)

[Looking at Nature through the Eyes of Alexander von Humboldt](https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcuser/looking-at-nature-through-the-eyes-of-alexander-von-humboldt/)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/12/the-forgotten-father-of-environmentalism/421434/

https://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1542-the-invention-of-nature

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This post currently has 27 comments.

  3. @richardlopez2932

    November 15, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    Alex, Xavier, Jason, etc… Having trouble with body odor and how to control it? Chances are your answers won't be found in philosophical thought or useful concepts for filmmaking and storytelling. Your problem is that you're pretending you have nothing to do with the way you smell. Fix that first, and stop being such an unfuckable waste of life. Selah.

  6. @jackstrawful

    November 15, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    I’ve been fascinated with Humboldt ever since I heard the In Our Time episode about him over a decade ago. Beyond his many scientific and philosophical pursuits, he was also a good friend of Simon Bolivar and was instrumental in securing financial support for the Latin American wars of independence.

  27. @tiaholden111

    November 15, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    I'm so concerned for my friends, they don't believe that humans, deforestation, carbon emitting vehicles, and zapping up natural resources, etc.. matters or even hurts the planet because "mother nature will heal itself". This worries me because, while the planet will heal itself, over much time, we will probably be wiped out prematurely. Wouldn't you think that they would rather prolong and improve the existence of humanity and our current nature before Earth hits the reset button once again? Somebody help!

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