What did Neoclassical writers mean by the term 'Nature'?
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Correct answer: The rational, universal order of human experience and the world
To a Neoclassicist, 'Nature' was not the wilderness later favored by Romantics. It referred to the inherent, rational design of the world and the permanent truths of human character that remained consistent across cultures and ages.
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