Gary Snyder's Critique of Postmodern Philosophy

 

"For all the talk of 'the other' in everybody's theory these days, when confronted with a genuine Other, the non-human realm, the response of the come-lately anti-nature intellectuals is to circle the wagons and declare that nature is really part of CULTURE. Which maybe is just a strategy to keep the budget within their specialties . . .

"[But] it is not impossible to get a pretty accurate picture of Nature with a little first-hand application - no big deal, I'd take these doubting professors out for a walk, show them a bit of the passing ecosystem show, and maybe get them to help clean up a creek."

Gary Snyder

Photos: (Top) Beargrass with Goat Rocks in the background, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA, July 26, 2014; (Middle) Cliff Paintbrush in the fog, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA, July 26, 2014; (Bottom) Vidae Falls, Crater Lake National Park, OR; July 28, 2014