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...... Still, humanity has essentially evolved in accordance with its
communion with its environment. Within the parameters of our discussion,
human evolution may be better understood not in the Darwinist sense that
attributes 'fitness' to 'survival,' but within a framework of ecological
interdependence. Here, it may said that human beings have 'evolved' within
the context of their own environment, employing nature and their own
internal instincts to drive forward intellectual, scientific and even
anatomical progress. (Cudworth, 46)
In this manner, we may better understand that evolution is not a
process which separates us from nature, but which extends from a better
conscientiousness of our shared needs. Unfortunately, there is a reigning
perspective in the intercession between man and the environment which
understands our domination of nature as a matter of instinct. It is our
natural behavioral inclination to dismantle nature in favor of
architectural progress, many have argued, to the detriment of our
environment
This behavior may be countered by the contention that "we can
transcend instinct, habit or behavior-conditioned learning by using our
thinking and moral and aesthetic sensitivities to consciously choose our
actions." (Day, 23) This is the sentient aspect of humanity which enables
us to operate either

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