Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution
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Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution is a collection of scientific and philosophical essays exploring Gaia theory, symbiosis, and evolutionary biology, co-authored by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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book
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essay collection → |
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Earth system science
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Gaia hypothesis → co-evolution → ecology → evolution → microbial life → philosophy of biology → science and society → |
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Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
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history of life on Earth
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interdependence of life and environment → microbial contributions to evolution → philosophical implications of Gaia theory → |
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biology
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environmental studies → philosophy of science → |
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Earth as a self-regulating system
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critique of strict neo-Darwinism → role of symbiosis in evolution → |
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philosophical essays
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scientific essays → |
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co-authored by mother and son
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Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
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essay on Gaia theory
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essay on environmental philosophy → essay on evolutionary mechanisms → essay on microbial evolution → essay on scientific methodology → essay on symbiosis → |
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English
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Gaia theory
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evolutionary biology → symbiosis → |
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Microcosmos
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Symbiotic Planet → What Is Life? → |
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Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
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Dorion Sagan
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