Nature Series

A contemporary philosopher explores the essence of nature and humanity among the glaciers. With an afterword by Anne-Marie Garat, winner of the Prix Femina.

当代哲学家奥利维·雷莫在冰川之间探究人与自然的本质 法国女性文学奖得主安妮·玛丽·加拉特撰写后记

When glaciers groan deep in the polar regions, and icebergs calve with a thunderous roar - like whales giving birth - vast masses of ice roll in the sea, nurturing or extinguishing countless lives. People paddle kayaks, dive into the icy waters, and listen to the voices of Indigenous peoples.

Philosopher Olivier Remaud refuses to see icebergs as "lifeless geological objects." Instead, by weaving together insights from natural science, anthropology, and philosophy, he endows them with the qualities of living beings. Icebergs are not only "keystone species" in the polar ecosystem; they are silent witnesses to human civilization and, above all, philosophical vessels for rethinking the relationship between humanity and nature. To think like an iceberg is to reexamine humanity's place within the Earth's community.

What can teach us humility are often those beings older and more silent than ourselves. When an iceberg turns in the mist, and the submerged ridges beneath the water surface reveal themselves, it is time to look at wild life with fresh eyes - to set aside the arrogance of anthropocentrism and try to see the invisible.

In this age of solitude, this is where the work of reconnecting with the world begins.

当冰川在极地深处发出悠长的嘶鸣，冰山在隆隆声中分裂而下如同鲸鱼产下幼崽，庞大的冰体在海水中翻转，无数生命因此繁盛或湮灭。人们乘皮划艇航行，潜入冰冷的海水，聆听原住民的声音。

哲学家奥利维?雷莫拒绝将冰山视为"无生命的地质物体"，而是通过串联自然科学、人类学与哲学的多维思考，赋予其"生命体"的特质。冰山不仅是极地生态系统的"关键物种"；是人类文明的沉默见证者；更是反思人与自然关系的哲学载体。像冰山一样思考，重新审视人类在地球社群中的位置。

能让人类学会谦卑的，往往是那些比我们更古老、更沉默的存在。当冰山在雾中翻转时，水下的冰脊悄然露出，是时候以全新的视角审视野生生命，摒弃"人类中心主义"的傲慢，尝试去看见"不可见之物"。

在这个孤独的时代，这是重建与世界联结的开始。