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Biophilia hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book entitled Bi...
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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.; Edward O. Wilson, Biophilia, 1984, p. 22...
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Amazon.com: Biophilia (9780674074422): Edward O. Wilson: Books
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Amazon.com: The Biophilia Hypothesis (A Shearwater book)
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Explaining the meaning and the story behind the term 'biophilia'. ... This term was popularised by the Harvard biologist Edward O Wilson in 1984 as the title of a book (Biophilia: The Human Bond with Other Species).
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251 987-1200 Coastal Alabama and Florida visitors enjoy the nursery, butterfly room, pitcher plants, wildflowers, bookstore, library of this 20-acre ecological restoration project. ... ; BIOPHILIA NATURE CENTER IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR RESTORATION WORK AND STAFF SABBATICALS...
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Advancing Biodiversity Conservation on Private Land ... Welcome to The Biophilia Foundation ... In 1984, E.O. Wilson first used the term Biophilia to describe his belief that humans inherently enjoy the diversity of life on earth, and that much of our well being comes from that enjoyment. While a constructive view, it is also...
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; The Biophilia Hypothesis edited by Stephen R. Kellert and Edward O. Wilson (Island Press) ... (on biophilia): "E O Wilson suggests a deeper sort of attachment that goes beyond the particularities of habitat. We are, he argues, a biological species who will find little ultimate meaning apart from the remainder of life.
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In 1984, Harvard biologist Dr. Ed Wilson named this natural human desire, biophilia, "the love of nature." It is a feeling that dates back millions of years, to the age when the human brain evolved to attract us to elements and places that will most guarantee survival and reproductive success.
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