Tanrısallıktan Araçsallaştırmaya: Doğanın Tarihi ve Felsefi Portresi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 1 - 18, 22.12.2025

Osman Zeybek

Öz

Bu makale, insan-doğa ilişkisinin tarihsel ve felsefi evrimini incelemektedir. Tarih boyunca, felsefi düşünce, doğanın algılanış biçimini derinden etkilemiş, antik dönemde kutsal bir düzen olarak saygı gören doğa anlayışı, modern çağda araçsallaştırılmaya dönüşmüştür. Platon, Aristoteles, Descartes ve diğer düşünürlerin fikirlerinde açıkça görülen bu dönüşüm, insanlığın doğadan yabancılaşmasını şekillendirmiş ve günümüzdeki ekolojik krizlere katkıda bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma, söz konusu değişimleri tartışmakta ve romantizmin yükselişi ile derin ekoloji, ekofeminizm, sosyal ekoloji ve Gaia hipotezi gibi çağdaş ekolojik felsefeleri incelemektedir. Bu felsefeler, doğanın içsel bir değere sahip olduğu görüşünü benimseyerek, insan varlığını doğal dünyayla uyumlu hale getirme çağrısında bulunmaktadır. Felsefi temellerin ve tarihsel bağlamların analizine dayanarak, makale, ekolojik krizlerle başa çıkmanın insan-doğa ilişkisinin eleştirel bir şekilde yeniden değerlendirilmesini gerektirdiğini savunmaktadır. Çalışma, etik, kültürel ve ekolojik perspektiflerin çağdaş düşünce ve pratiğe entegre edilmesinin gerekliliğini vurgulayarak, doğayla sürdürülebilir ve anlamlı bir birlikteliği teşvik edecek yeni bir entelektüel çerçeve önerisiyle sonuçlanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

doğa , felsefe , insan-doğa ilişkisi , ekolojik krizler , sürdürülebilir bir arada yaşama

From Divinity to Instrumentalization: A Historical and Philosophical Portrait of Nature

Öz

This article explores the historical and philosophical evolution of the human-nature relationship. Across history, philosophical thought has profoundly influenced how nature is perceived, transitioning from its reverence as a sacred order in ancient times to its instrumentalization in the modern era. This transformation, evident in the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, and others, has significantly shaped humanity's alienation from nature and contributed to contemporary ecological crises. The paper discusses these shifts and examines the rise of romanticism and contemporary ecological philosophies—such as deep ecology, ecofeminism, social ecology, and the Gaia hypothesis—that propose reimagining this relationship. These philosophies advocate viewing nature as possessing intrinsic value and call for harmonizing human existence with the natural world. By analyzing philosophical foundations and their historical contexts, the article argues that addressing ecological crises requires a critical reassessment of the human-nature relationship. It concludes by proposing a new intellectual framework to foster sustainable and meaningful coexistence with nature, emphasizing the necessity of integrating ethical, cultural, and ecological perspectives into contemporary thought and practice.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Nature , philosophy , human-nature relationship , ecological crises , sustainable coexistence.

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