Nature is the object of reason as liberation, not only domination

Evidence

History is the negation of Nature. What is only natural is overcome and recreated by the power of Reason. The metaphysical notion that Nature comes to itself in history points to the unconquered limits of Reason. It claims them as historical limits—as a task yet to be accomplished, or rather yet to be undertaken. If Nature is in itself a rational, legitimate object of science, then it is the legitimate object not only of Reason as power but also of Reason as freedom; not only of domination but also of liberation. — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 826

Categorization

• DEFINE: ‘History is the negation of Nature’ — a compact master formulation of the chapter’s nature-reason-freedom triad.
• XREF: connects to: Reason’s apparent triumph over nature is really its obedient subjection to facts — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 45; Rational self-preservation conquers nature only by imitating nature’s own rigidity — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 63; Enlightenment reason is fundamentally a project of self-preservation through mastery of nature (+21 more)

Broader Connections

• Ending deprivation requires increased domination of nature and self-repression #contradicts (0.95) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1572
• Adorno rejects mastery of nature as progress because domination entangles humanity in nature #corroborates (0.95) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1585
• Domination falsely separated scientific reason from aesthetic reason #expands (0.90) — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 805
• Total mediation makes nature nothing but domination-available, eliminating any positive first nature #corroborates (0.90) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1335
• Domination over nature is a systematic attitude, not isolated events #expands (0.85) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 173
• Art’s violation of nature is liberation from an oppressive apparatus #corroborates (0.85) — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 836
• The drive to dominate external nature extends inward to the human self #expands (0.82)
• Dominating nature chiefly becomes power over other humans #expands (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 703
• Resisting capitalism requires a subjective revolution toward love and unity with nature #corroborates (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 499
• Universal quantifiability is a prerequisite for the domination of nature. #expands (0.78) — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 608
• Kant’s sublime theory is complicit with domination #qualifies (0.72)
• Human domination of nature increased our isolation from other species #expands (0.72) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 486