Gaia: A New Look at Life on EarthOUP Oxford, 28 wrz 2000 - 176 In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence in support of a radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that life is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter influences air, ocean, and rock to form a complex, self-regulating system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, Jim Lovelock's hypothesis has become a hotly debated topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this edition, he outlines his view of the present state of the debate. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. |
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... humanity . I consider this politicization of Green thought and action has led us dangerously astray . It stops us from realizing that it is not them , the multinational companies or the state industries of Russia and China that are ...
... humanity . I consider this politicization of Green thought and action has led us dangerously astray . It stops us from realizing that it is not them , the multinational companies or the state industries of Russia and China that are ...
Strona ix
... humans have no special rights only obligations to the community of Gaia . On 4 July 1994 , the United States of America awarded the ... human rights and freedoms in a different place and in a different way than has been done Preface ix.
... humans have no special rights only obligations to the community of Gaia . On 4 July 1994 , the United States of America awarded the ... human rights and freedoms in a different place and in a different way than has been done Preface ix.
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... human rights are not enough is timely and not only for ourselves as humans but also for Gaia . She was first expressed in this book at a time when the science of Gaia was no more than the noticing of a stable planet made of unstable ...
... human rights are not enough is timely and not only for ourselves as humans but also for Gaia . She was first expressed in this book at a time when the science of Gaia was no more than the noticing of a stable planet made of unstable ...
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... human scientific knowledge were entered in a single book , it would be beyond the comprehension of anyone now alive . Scientists in their whole working lives rarely ever leave a small subsection of a single chapter . While no one could ...
... human scientific knowledge were entered in a single book , it would be beyond the comprehension of anyone now alive . Scientists in their whole working lives rarely ever leave a small subsection of a single chapter . While no one could ...
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... human optimism reminds me of a time in London in the Second World War . I had the job of checking the quality of the air in an underground air raid shelter . It was in a disused tube tunnel that ran through the soft mud alongside the ...
... human optimism reminds me of a time in London in the Second World War . I had the job of checking the quality of the air in an underground air raid shelter . It was in a disused tube tunnel that ran through the soft mud alongside the ...
Spis treści
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3 The recognition of Gaia | 30 |
4 Cybernetics | 44 |
5 The contemporary atmosphere | 59 |
6 The sea | 78 |
the problem of pollution | 100 |
8 Living within Gaia | 115 |
9 Epilogue | 133 |
Definitions and explanations of terms | 143 |
Further reading | 147 |
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Gaia:A New Look at Life on Earth: A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock Podgląd niedostępny - 2000 |
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