[ECOLOG-L] Are humans part of nature?

[William Silvert]

An anthropologist writing on another mailing list wrtoe that "... human 
beings, and indeed human cultures, have developed as a part of evolutionary 
processes.  This is something that a fair proportion of  ecologists do not 
acknowledge.  At my Ph.D. institution, I have had ecologists tell me that 
humans ARE NOT part of nature!" I find this statement remarkable, and would 
like to know whether it is indeed true that "a fair proportion of 
ecologists" feel that "humans ARE NOT part of nature". Comments on this 
would be welcome.

Bill Silvert