The gaia hypothesis has since been supported by a number of scientific experiments20 and provided a number of useful. A system that is now put to an extreme test by mankind by the vast amounts of co2 we pump into the atmosphere. No manutencao do equilibrio do superorganismo gaia. James lovelock will always be associated with one big idea. Lovelock explains that the initial formulation was based on observation, but still lacked a scientific explanation. How james lovelock introduced gaia to an unsuspecting world science book club. Before the end of this century, robots will have taken over.
Sustainable development officer division for sustainable development department of economic and social affairs new york, ny, usa. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Download gaia a new look at life on earth in pdf and epub formats for free. A james lovelock ja havia escrito, antes dessa data. The concept of gaia, a selfregulating earth, excites both admiration and obloquy. James lovelock, gaia theory, and the rejection of factvalue dualism.
Contains a new preface written for this revised impression in which the author answers criticism for his ideas and underlines the continuing implications of this theory for the future. The coming age of hyperintelligence james lovelock allen lane 2019. Pdf james lovelock, gaia theory, and the rejection of. In his book the revenge of gaia 2006 james lovelock reasserts his idea that the earth, living and mineral, is a selfregulating system. Its inventor or rather rediscoverer describes the genesis and evolution of the hypothesis. Gaia a new look at life on earth book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading.
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