Biophilia

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Harvard University Press, Jun 30, 2009 - Science - 167 pages
Biophilia is Edward O. Wilson's most personal book, an evocation of his own response to nature and an eloquent statement of the conservation ethic. Wilson argues that our natural affinity for life—biophilia—is the very essence of our humanity and binds us to all other living species.
 

Contents

Prologue
1
Bernhardsdorp
3
The Superorganism
23
The Time Machine
39
The Bird of Paradise
51
The Poetic Species
57
The Serpent
83
The Right Place
103
The Conservation Ethic
119
Surinam
141
Reading Notes
147
Acknowledgments
159
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