Harmony, “Quintessence,” and Children's Acquisition of Concern for the “Natural Environment”

Kenneth Robert Olwig
Man and Nature Humanities Research Center
Odense University
Denmark

Citation: Olwig, Kenneth Robert (1993). "Harmony, “Quintessence,” and Children's Acquisition of Concern for the “Natural Environment”." Children's Environments 10 (1): 73-89. Retrieved [date] from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

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Abstract

This article represents an attempt to rethink the role of the humanities, a contrast to the natural sciences, in the generation of concern for the “natural environment” during childhood. It involves a personal rethinking of what we mean by the humanities and the natural sciences, and the relationship between them, as well as a rethinking of what is meant by natural environment. This rethinking has been prompted by a project to use music in “environmental interpretation” which led me to question my own assumptions about these issues. I will first describe the project, and then the questions which it has raised.

Keywords: natural environment, concern, music