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The medea hypothesis : is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? /
In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. This stands in stark contrast to James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis--the idea that life sustains habitable conditions on Earth. In answer to Gaia, which draws on the idea of the "good mother" who nurtures life, Ward invokes Medea, the mythical mother who kille |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 180 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400829880 1400829887 1282158228 9781282158221 |