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Earthy Realism : the Meaning of Gaia.
GAIA, named after the ancient Greek mother-goddess, is the notion that the Earth and the life on it form an active, self-maintaining whole. By its use of personification it attacks the view that the physical world is inert and lifeless. It has a scientific side, as shown by the new university depart...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Luton :
Andrews UK,
2012.
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| Colección: | Societas.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | GAIA, named after the ancient Greek mother-goddess, is the notion that the Earth and the life on it form an active, self-maintaining whole. By its use of personification it attacks the view that the physical world is inert and lifeless. It has a scientific side, as shown by the new university departments of earth science which bring biology and geology together to study the continuity of the cycle. It also has a visionary or spiritual aspect. What the contributors to this book believe is nee ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (142 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781845403850 1845403851 |