TY - JOUR
T1 - Biomimicry and the Materiality of Ecological Technology and Innovation
T2 - Toward a Natural Model of Nature
AU - Blok, V.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this paper, we reflect on the concept of nature that is presupposed in biomimetic approaches to technology and innovation. Because current practices of biomimicry presuppose a technological model of nature, it is questionable whether its claim of being a more ecosystem friendly approach to technology and innovation is justified. In order to maintain the potentiality of biomimicry as ecological innovation, we explore an alternative to this technological model of nature. To this end, we reflect on the materiality of natural systems and explore a natural model of nature, which is found in the responsive conativity of matter. This natural model of nature enables us to conceptualize biomimicry as conative responsiveness to the conativity of the biosphere.
AB - In this paper, we reflect on the concept of nature that is presupposed in biomimetic approaches to technology and innovation. Because current practices of biomimicry presuppose a technological model of nature, it is questionable whether its claim of being a more ecosystem friendly approach to technology and innovation is justified. In order to maintain the potentiality of biomimicry as ecological innovation, we explore an alternative to this technological model of nature. To this end, we reflect on the materiality of natural systems and explore a natural model of nature, which is found in the responsive conativity of matter. This natural model of nature enables us to conceptualize biomimicry as conative responsiveness to the conativity of the biosphere.
U2 - 10.5840/envirophil201692035
DO - 10.5840/envirophil201692035
M3 - Article
SN - 1718-0198
VL - 13
SP - 195
EP - 214
JO - Environmental Philosophy
JF - Environmental Philosophy
IS - 2
ER -