Lyrou, KonstantinaKarageorgakis, StavrosIn this paper, we examine how nature is defined and perceived and address the conflict between constructivism and essentialism. By exploring modern perspectives on the concept of nature that stem from the field of social sciences, we will review the analysis of Murray Bookchin’s dialectical naturalism regarding the very essence of nature. We argue that dialectical naturalism offers a dynamic developmental concept of nature that goes beyond the context of constructivism and supports that the truth of nature can be conceived.application/pdfhttps://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/Conatus/article/view/31845engThe NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratoryhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0Copyright (c) 2023 Konstantina Lyrou, Stavros KarageorgakisConatus-Περιοδικό Φιλοσοφίας2459-38422653-9373Conatus - Περιοδικό Φιλοσοφίας; Τόμ. 8 Αρ. 1 (2023): Conatus - Journal of Philosophy; 185-200Conatus - Journal of Philosophy; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Conatus - Journal of Philosophy; 185-200environmental philosophyconstructivismdialectical naturalismsocial ecologyThe Essence of Nature and Dialectical Naturalisminfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2023-06-30Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΦιλοσοφίαPhilosophyisi - Philosophy covers resources on every branch of philosophy including logic, metaphysics, epistemology, descriptive ethics, and metaphilosophy.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕργαστήριο Εφαρμοσμένης ΦιλοσοφίαςGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)