answered: The pedagogical goal of this reading is to understand that o

  

The pedagogical goal of this reading is to
understand that our vision of nature is cultural
and that it has changed several times within the
American culture in the last centuries.
Today we assist to the emergence of the
‘ecological view’ and this has repercussions
regarding the design process in architecture.
Read the Prologue and the Introduction of ‘After
Nature’ by Jedediah Purdy.
1. Who is Jedediah Purdy? Which are the
themes of his written work? Search online
about him and synthesize with your own
words what is his work about.
[at least 200words] [10 points]
After reading the Prologue and the Introduction of
‘After Nature’ by Jedediah Purdy respond to the
following two group of questions:
2. According to J. Purdy, describe the
Anthropocene, and which are its main
characteristics and challenges?
[at least 500words] [10 points]
3. According to J. Purdy, summarize the
intellectual history of the natural world in
America. There are four epochs, each with
its cultural viewpoint, describe them.
[at least 500words] [10 points]
4. Provide your opinion about these four
epochs explained by J. Purdy.
[at least 200words] [20 points]
Rubric:
– criteria for evaluation is based on
precision, conciseness, and amount of
content. The writing has to provide
evidence of full understanding.
– [Total 50 points]