When I first went back to school to study the meaning of landscapes instead of designing landscapes, I was disappointed by what I discovered. I was told that landscapes were
In part 2 of this 3 part blog post series, I showed how Martin Heidegger considers things as essential markers of our existential relationship with the world. His way of
I resonate a lot with Martin Heidegger’s philosophy because he recognized the connections between time, existence, and being human. Therefore, he has been my go-to philosopher for existential phenomenology. Although
The Romantics looked to nature for divine revelation yet used objective observation of nature’s processes to yield truths into nature’s divinity. An individual’s creativity, which was seen as a gift
Science in the Romantic era was about searching for truth, uncovering the mysteries of life, and questioning morality, human authority, and faith. Nature was the source of this pursuit. While
In our contemporary society, science is rarely considered “romantic.” Conventionally considered as objective, clear, and methodical, science is usually seen as incompatible with art and faith (at least in their
In part 1 of this blog series about science, faith, and the representation of nature in Romanticism, I explored the Romantic idea of finding truth in divine nature through human
Modern society’s need to categorize things has separated art, science, and religion as three incongruent fields of study. However, in the Romantic era, these three fields were interdependent on each
I believe that to be passionate about landscapes, you must inevitably also be a romantic. Yet, being a romantic means being stuck in paradoxes: to desire authenticity in an illusive