Ukuhunyushwa kwegama elithi nature kwaguquka kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi?
Context:Imvelo, ngomqondo obanzi, iyizwe noma indawo yonke ebonakalayo. Elithi "imvelo" lingabhekisela ezenzakalweni zezwe ezibonakalayo, kanye nasekuphileni ngokujwayelekile. Ukucwaninga ngemvelo kuyingxenye enkulu yesayensi, uma kungeyona yodwa. Nakuba abantu beyingxenye yemvelo, imisebenzi yabantu ivame ukuqondwa njengesigaba esihlukile kwezinye izinto zemvelo.  Igama elithi nature libolekwe kwelesiFulentshi sakudala elithi nature futhi lisuselwa kwelesiLatini elithi natura, noma "izimfanelo ezibalulekile, isimo esizalwa naso", futhi ezikhathini zasendulo, ngokwezwi nezwi lalisho "ukuzalwa". Kwifilosofi yasendulo, elithi natura livame ukusetshenziswa njengokuhunyushwa kwesiLatini kwegama lesiGreki elithi physis (φύσις), elalihlobene ekuqaleni nezimpawu zangaphakathi zezitshalo, izilwane nezinye izici zomhlaba ukuze zikhule ngokwazo. Umqondo wemvelo iyonke, indawo yonke ebonakalayo, ungomunye wokwandiswa okuningana komqondo wokuqala; kwaqala ngokusetshenziswa okuthile okuyisisekelo kwegama φύσις yizazi zefilosofi zangaphambi kukaSocrates (yize leli gama lalinobukhulu obushukumisayo ngaleso sikhathi, ikakhulukazi kuHeraclitus), futhi selokhu lathola imali njalo kusukela lapho.  Phakathi nokuvela kwendlela yesayensi yanamuhla emakhulwini eminyaka ambalwa adlule, imvelo yaba yinto engokoqobo, ehleliwe futhi eqhutshwa imithetho yaphezulu. Ngenkathi yeNguquko Yezimboni, imvelo yaqala ukubonwa njengengxenye engokoqobo engafakwanga ngokungenela ngamabomu: ngakho-ke yayibhekwa njengengcwele ngamanye amasiko (uRousseau, i-American transcendentalism) noma i-decorum nje yokuhlinzekwa kwaphezulu noma umlando wesintu (Hegel, Marx). Kodwa-ke, umbono wemvelo onamandla, osondelene nalowo wangaphambi kukaSocrates, wazalwa kabusha ngasikhathi sinye, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kukaCharles Darwin.  Ngaphakathi kokusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene kwaleli gama namuhla, "imvelo" ngokuvamile ibhekisela ekwakhekeni komhlaba nasezilwaneni zasendle. Imvelo ingabhekisela endaweni evamile yezitshalo nezilwane eziphilayo, futhi kwezinye izimo izinqubo ezihambisana nezinto ezingaphili - indlela izinhlobo ezithile zezinto ezikhona futhi ezishintsha ngayo ngokwazo, njengesimo sezulu nokwakheka komhlaba. Ngokuvamile libhekisela "emvelweni yemvelo" noma endle - izilwane zasendle, amadwala, ihlathi, futhi ngokuvamile lezo zinto ezingazange zishintshwe kakhulu ukungenelela komuntu, noma ezisekhona naphezu kokungenelela komuntu. Isibonelo, izinto ezenziwe kanye nokuxhumana kwabantu ngokuvamile akubhekwa njengengxenye yemvelo, ngaphandle uma kufanelekile, ngokwesibonelo, "imvelo yomuntu" noma "imvelo yonke". Lo mqondo wendabuko wezinto zemvelo osatholakala nanamuhla usho ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemvelo nokwenziwayo, kanti okwenziwayo kuqondwa njengalokho okuye kwaqalwa ngumqondo womuntu noma ingqondo yomuntu. Kuye ngomongo othile, igama elithi "ngokwemvelo" lingase lihlukaniswe nangokuthi okungekhona okungokwemvelo noma okungaphezu kwemvelo.
Ezikhathini zasendulo imvelo yayithathwe egameni lesiGreki elithi physis (elihunyushelwe olimini lwesiLatini ngokuthi natura), elihlobene nezimpawu zangaphakathi zezitshalo, izilwane. Phakathi nokuvela kwendlela yesayensi yanamuhla kwakuhlotshaniswa neqiniso elingabonakali elishukunyiswa imithetho yaphezulu. NgeNguquko Yezezimboni yaqala ukubonwa njengengxenye yangempela engahlanganisiwe nokungenelela okuhlosiwe.