... already sown when the system was created. In a certain sense, its 'intrinsic sustainability' was therefore not very great. In Greek antiquity, philosophers such as Plato (400 BC) and his student Aristotle (384 BC) discussed man's place in nature and his role in the depletion of the natural system. Plato pointed out that the forests in Attica were disappearing as a result of ... consequences for the people living there. He also paid attention to the size o the population, the availability of natural resources and the total area of fertile land. To all this, Aristotle added a strong sense...

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