Essay Archive - Civilize the Wilderness
Civilize the Wilderness
Wilderness, why civilize it? This is an interesting question, and one
that is hard to answer. Why not just leave the wilderness alone, and let it
grow and decide it's own beginnings and ends? Does civilizing the wilderness
make it better or worse? In what ways is it better or worse if we leave it
alone or it we civilize it? These are all excellent questions and are all
worthwhile to think about.
Western culture has tried to civilize the wilderness for quite sometime
now, but is it really something we should be doing? In the point of view of
many, the wilderness should be....
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