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Edward O. Wilson's Biophilia Hypothesis |
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E. O. Wilson's Biophilia Hypothesis |
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Humanity is exalted not because
we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them
well elevates the very concept of life. I have argued in this book that
we are human in good part because of the particular way we affiliate
with other organisms. They are the matrix in which the human mind
originated and is permanently rooted, and they offer the challenge and
freedom innately sought. To the extent that each person can feel like a
naturalist, the old excitement of the untrammeled world will be
regained. I offer this as a formula of reenchantment to invigorate
poetry and myth: mysterious and little known organisms live within
walking distance of where you sit. Splendor awaits in minute
proportions. The one process now going on that
will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and
species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the
folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us. |
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