In the philosophical question (was man made for nature or nature for man?) that the poets Asked in pastoral mode. What does this question really asking

It's really asking, was man made for nature. Did man have some idea of nature and did they come up with this idea of "nature" itself, did they just already know how to live. Was nature made for man, simply asks, did nature intend on having humans or "man" live upon it, was it suited for man.