An exciting exploration into how Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the 'more-than-human' world.
Written by ecologist Stephan Harding, Animate Earth argues that we need to establish the right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded - and to which we are all accountable. Now in its second edition, this fascinating book includes a new chapter on fungi, contemplative exercises and an update on the global climate situation.
Stephan's work is based on careful integration of rational scientific analysis with our intuition, sensing and feeling - a vitally important task at this time of severe ecological and climate crisis. He replaces the cold, objectifying language of science with a way of speaking of our planet as a sentient, living being rather than as a dead, inert mechanism. Chemical reactions, for instance, are described using human metaphors, such as marriage, to bring personality back into the world of rocks, atmosphere, water and living things. In this sense, the book is a contemporary attempt to rediscover anima mundi (the soul of the world) through Gaian science, whilst assuming no prior knowledge of science.
Discover what it means to live as harmoniously as possible within a sentient creature of planetary proportions with this inspiring read.
- 290 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Reviews
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents page
- A note on the second edition
- Preface by Lynn Margulis
- Foreword by Brian Goodwin
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Anima Mundi
- Chapter 2 Encountering Gaia
- Chapter 3 From Gaia Hypothesis to Gaia Theory
- Chapter 4 Life and the Elements
- Chapter 5 Carbon Journeys
- Chapter 6 Life, Clouds and Gaia
- Chapter 7 From Microbes to Cell Giants
- Chapter 8 The Forgotten Kingdom
- Chapter 9 Desperate Earth
- Chapter 10 Gaia and Biodiversity
- Chapter 11 In Service to Gaia
- Bibliography
- Index
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