ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book outlines the concept of nature, which encompasses the processes defining the conditions under which societies and human actions are deployed, with a great capacity for transformation. It offers an introduction to debates that have been broached in some recent dictionaries published either in the United States or in France, but have received little cross-national attention. This productive dialogue enables to rethink nature and the environment on both theoretical and practical levels. The book provides important input into international debates on the current and future states of environmental studies and environmental humanities, as well as on the status of social science, literary and cultural studies. It highlights the epistemic and practical efficacy of these cross-disciplinary forms of knowledge about 'nature'. The book proposes two main responses to the basic question underlying each of the entries: How can we define today the relations between nature and society.
