davidlaing
Feb 18, 2010
Grammar, Usage / Capitalization of the word "Nature" [2]
In a reply to a post by jensy regarding an sop, EF_Kevin says:
Also, don't capitalize "nature."
Why not? The only reason we don't capitalize Nature is that Christian clerics have long maintained a proscription on so doing in the interest of stamping out pagan Nature worship. There is no place for such antiquated bigotry in modern scientific literature. Nature is a proper noun, and as such it should be capitalized. It also makes good sense in the interest of distinguishing the name Nature from the noun 'nature,' as in 'the nature of Nature.'
David Laing
Stockton Springs, Maine
In a reply to a post by jensy regarding an sop, EF_Kevin says:
Also, don't capitalize "nature."
Why not? The only reason we don't capitalize Nature is that Christian clerics have long maintained a proscription on so doing in the interest of stamping out pagan Nature worship. There is no place for such antiquated bigotry in modern scientific literature. Nature is a proper noun, and as such it should be capitalized. It also makes good sense in the interest of distinguishing the name Nature from the noun 'nature,' as in 'the nature of Nature.'
David Laing
Stockton Springs, Maine
