Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
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"Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
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book
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non-fiction book → science book → |
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Earth behaves like a single living organism
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James Lovelock
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| contributor |
Lynn Margulis (as collaborator on Gaia hypothesis development)
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United Kingdom
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| coverSubject |
planet Earth
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some evolutionary biologists
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teleological implications of the Gaia hypothesis
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| describes |
feedback mechanisms that regulate Earth’s climate
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interactions between living organisms and the atmosphere → interactions between living organisms and the lithosphere → interactions between living organisms and the oceans → |
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Earth system science
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ecology → environmental science → |
| followedBy |
The Ages of Gaia
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| genre |
popular science
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (revised edition 1987)
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public perception of Earth as a living system
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climate change discourse
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environmental ethics → philosophy of biology → |
| influenced |
Earth system science
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deep ecology → environmental movement → |
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environmentalists
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general readers interested in science → |
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English
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Gaia hypothesis
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print
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| namedAfter |
Gaia (Greek goddess of the Earth)
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| notableFor |
introducing the Gaia hypothesis to a broad audience
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| philosophicalTheme |
holism
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systems thinking → |
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Earth functions as a self-regulating system
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biosphere and physical components of Earth form a complex interacting system → |
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1979
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| publisher |
Oxford University Press
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Earth as a self-regulating system
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co-evolution of life and environment → homeostasis of the biosphere → |
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single-volume monograph
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Phanerozoic Eon
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
("Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (revised edition 1987)")
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James Lovelock
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Gaia hypothesis
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Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
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The Vanishing Face of Gaia
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