> A man's tools are not his nature, rather, nature is known through man's acts. Man's tools alter reality and alter our perception of reality. The camera chang

> A man's tools are not his nature, rather, nature is known through man's acts. Man's tools alter reality and alter our perception of reality. The camera changes the artist; the atomic bomb changes us all. I guess the term "[essential] spirit of man" is kind of nebulous anyway so I wouldn't argue strongly against you. I am sure we agree on many more points than we would disagree on. I have no beef with stoicism.