back to nature
BAK to NAY-cher
bæk tə ˈneɪtʃərListen
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a return to a simpler, less technologically mediated way of life that prioritises direct engagement with the natural world over the conveniences and complications of urban or industrial society; the phrase evokes the philosophical tradition running from Rousseau through the Romantic poets and the American transcendentalists to the modern environmental movement; it is used both literally to describe outdoor retreat and recreation and metaphorically to describe a philosophy of simplicity, ecological awareness, and rejection of consumerism
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