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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... space science . To my mind , the most serious damage done was to our understanding of our own planet . We were naturally fearful of the consequences of a hot war fought with nuclear weapons and knew that at the least it would destroy ...
... space science . To my mind , the most serious damage done was to our understanding of our own planet . We were naturally fearful of the consequences of a hot war fought with nuclear weapons and knew that at the least it would destroy ...
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... space let me see the Earth from the top down , not in the usual reductionist way from the bottom up . The external , holistic , view unexpectedly puts me in tune with both the post - modern world and with mainstream science before it ...
... space let me see the Earth from the top down , not in the usual reductionist way from the bottom up . The external , holistic , view unexpectedly puts me in tune with both the post - modern world and with mainstream science before it ...
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... space . Yet , this feeling , however strong , does not prove that Mother Earth lives . Like a religious belief , it is scientifically untestable and therefore incapable in its own context of further rationalization . The idea of the ...
... space . Yet , this feeling , however strong , does not prove that Mother Earth lives . Like a religious belief , it is scientifically untestable and therefore incapable in its own context of further rationalization . The idea of the ...
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... space . Such a look forces questions about the composition of the air we breathe not previously asked . We all take our first breath of life - sustaining air and from then on take it for granted . We are confident it will be there to ...
... space . Such a look forces questions about the composition of the air we breathe not previously asked . We all take our first breath of life - sustaining air and from then on take it for granted . We are confident it will be there to ...
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... Space Administration of the USA ) first made plans to look for life on Mars . It is therefore right and proper that this book should open with a tribute to the fantastic Martian voyage of those two mechanical Norsemen . In the early ...
... Space Administration of the USA ) first made plans to look for life on Mars . It is therefore right and proper that this book should open with a tribute to the fantastic Martian voyage of those two mechanical Norsemen . In the early ...
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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