Yet these claims demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of the ecology of human systems. The conditions that sustain humanity are not natural and never have been. Since prehistory, human populations have used technologies and engineered ecosystems to sustain populations well beyond the capabilities of unaltered ânaturalâ ecosystems.
Academic discourse is the specific style of discourse used in the academic world. Other types of discourse include common, which is basic interpersonal communication, and formal, which is discourse with a greater number of rules restricting communication. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.
A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences (1750), also known as Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (French: Discours sur les sciences et les arts) and commonly referred to as The First Discourse, is an essay by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau which argued that the arts and sciences corrupt human morality.