Question

In "The Most Dangerous Game," humans are described as the one animal that can reason, but humans fall for obvious tricks and are hunted like animals. Humans use the environment to their advantage, but sometimes the environment becomes a trap. What is the relationship between humans and animals, or between humans and nature? Do humans control nature, or does nature eventually triumph?

Answer 1

We can say that there are several ways to define the concept of human being according to the history of philosophy. Something that strikes the reader, therefore, is the fact that, most of the time, the difference between humans and other animals is an almost evident factor. By virtue of our ability, we can name, classify and study things, as well as create the arts, techniques and order the sciences.

At some point we can say that humans can control some aspects of nature, or at least try to do that. but the fact is that I have no control over several factors in the universe, nature is something difficult to be tamed and this is something that humans will never be able to predict or control in an absolute way.