Single Idea 4347

[catalogued under 26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature]

Full Idea

When man wills the natural, it is no longer natural.

Gist of Idea

When man wills the natural, it is no longer natural

Source

Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]), quoted by Rosalind Hursthouse - On Virtue Ethics Ch.4

Book Reference

Hursthouse,Rosalind: 'On Virtue Ethics' [OUP 2001], p.105


A Reaction

Sounds good, though I'm not sure what it means. The application of the word 'natural' seems a bit arbitrary to me. No objective joint exists between the natural and unnatural. The default position has to be that everything is natural.