When nature inspires technology : Henry Dicks. The biomimicry revolution: learning from nature how to inhabit the earth. New York: Columbia University Press, 2023, 320 pp, $35.00 HB

One of the central themes of Western philosophical reflection has always been the relationship between technology, culture, and nature: Should technology imitate the forms of nature? Is technology a cultural praxis capable of improving the natural world? What validity and autonomy does the creativity of the technician have if nature is the starting point for engineering practices? In other words, is there a gap between nature and technology?