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From Romanticism to the 2030 Agenda - Coggle Diagram
From Romanticism to the 2030 Agenda
SDG 15
goals
rotect ecosystems and biodiversity
stop deforestation and soil degradation
"
Life on Earth
"
aims to protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
English romantic literaure
Wordsworth
(1770-1850)
vision of nature
living, harmonious, spiritual force
industrialisation distances humans from nature
evident in Turner's painting
the loss of authentic contact with nature
Coleridge
(1772 -1834)
nature as sublime and mysterious
governed by laws that humans cannot break without consequences
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
killing the albatross disrupts the natural balance
Turner's locomotive reflects the same human arrogance seen in the Mariner.
"
Critique of Judgment
", by Kant
dynamic sublime
the power of nature highlights how helpless we are before it
mathematical sublime
the size of nature makes us understand how infinitely small we are compared to it
Turner's painting contains a dual sublime
natural
technological
Industrial Revolution and the Birth of Air Pollution
biogenic sedimentary rocks
impact on soil and biodiversity
deforestation for industries and railways
soil degradation
habitat loss
decline in biodiversity
birth of ecology
19th century
scientists start studying the relationships between organisms and their environment
fossil fuels
most of today's pollution is caused by the use of coal and petroleum
"
Rain, Steam and Speed
", by William Turner (1844)
description
steam locomotive rushing forward through rain
rural landscape blurred and partly swallowed by smoke
dynamic, chaotic, almost violent atmosphere
meaning
symbol of the
Industrial Revolution
conflict between
nature
and
technological progress
Turner's painting represents the starting point of the environmental crisis we face today
Giacomo Leopardi
(1798-1837)
“hostile nature”
indifferent, governed by mechanical laws
“La Ginestra”
ritique of human arrogance
solidarity among humans against the power of nature
against industrial progress
gives the illusion of control