Animate Earth

Science, Intuition and Gaia

Stephan Harding (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2009 | 2nd Revised edition
Green Books (Verlag)
978-1-900322-54-6 (ISBN)

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In Animate Earth Stephan Harding explores how Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the 'more-than-human' world. His 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. Stephan Harding 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. For example, chemical reactions are described using metaphors from human life, such as marriage, attraction, repulsion etc., so as 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.

Animate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded - and to which, in the final analysis, we are all accountable. The book inspires the reader to connect with a profound sense of the intrinsic value of the Earth, and to discover what it means to live as harmoniously as possible within a sentient creature of planetary proportions. This expanded second edition includes a new chapter on fungi, new contemplative exercises and an update on the global climate situation.

The DVD of the Animate Earth film is available through animateearth.com. Presented by Dr Stephan Harding, it features interviews with leading environmentalists, scientists and spiritual leaders, including Brian Goodwin, Iain McGilchrist, Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, Jules Cashford and Satish Kumar.

Dr. Stephan Harding holds a doctorate in ecology from the University of Oxford. He is the Co-ordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at Schumacher College, where he is also Resident Ecologist and a teacher on the short course programme. He lives in Dartington, Devon, where the college is based.

Preface by Lynn Margulis.

Foreword by Brian Goodwin.

Introduction.

Anima Mundi.

Encountering Gaia.

From Gaia Hypothesis to Gaia Theory.

Life and the Elements.

Carbon Journeys.

Life, Clouds and Gaia.

From Microbes to Cell Giants.

The Forgotten Kingdom.

Desperate Earth.

Gaia and Biodiversity.

In Service to Gaia.

Bibliography.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.3.2009
Reihe/Serie	Berlin Technologie Hub Eco pack
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-900322-54-4 / 1900322544
ISBN-13	978-1-900322-54-6 / 9781900322546
Zustand	Neuware