geography

How Did Strabo Anticipate Possibilism in 64 BC?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Strabo posited that humans can make things happen through their own intelligence over time.
  • He cautioned against assuming nature determines human actions.
  • He observed that humans are the active elements in a human-environment partnership.
  • This view parallels modern possibilism, which emphasizes human agency within environmental limits.
  • His insights preceded the formal theory of possibilism by centuries.

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