Apprezzare l’ambiente naturale come ‘altro da sé’ . La bellezza e l’esistenzialità come alternative alla rabbia e all’invidia nei confronti dell’animalità

Animals and, more generally, the natural environment, may be seen as something radically different from our existence as subjects. According to some views, this radical alterity between human beings as linguistic creatures and the natural environment can result only in a negative relation in which the animal dimension is anhilated. In this paper we try to show that the radical autonomy of the natural dimension from the linguistic subjects can result in positive forms of relationship. Natural objects, including animals, can be appreciated for their separateness from the human world as objects of beauty and reverence.