James Lovelock
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| - | The '''world soul''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ψυχή κόσμου, [[Latin]]: '''Anima mundi''') has been a component of several systems of thought. Its proponents claim that it permeates the cosmos and animates all matter, just as the [[Soul (spirit)|soul]] animates the human body. The idea originated with [[Plato]] and was an important component of most [[Neoplatonic]] systems: | + | '''James Lovelock''', [[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, [[environmentalist]] and [[futurologist]] who lives in [[Devon]], [[England]]. He is best known for proposing the [[Gaia hypothesis]], which postulates that the [[biosphere]] is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment. |
| - | <blockquote>Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.</blockquote> | ||
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| - | The [[Stoic]]s believed it to be the only vital force in the universe. It also features in systems of [[eastern philosophy]] in the [[Brahman]]-[[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]] of [[Hinduism]], and in the [[Hundred Schools of Thought#School of Yin-yang|School of Yin-Yang]], [[Hundred Schools of Thought#Taoism|Taoism]], and [[Neo-Confucianism#World view|Neo-Confucianism]] as ''[[qi]]''. | ||
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| - | Similar concepts were held by [[Hermeticism|hermetic]] philosophers like [[Paracelsus]], and by [[Baruch Spinoza]], [[Gottfried Leibniz]] and later by [[Friedrich Schelling]] (1775-1854). It has been elaborated since the 1960s by [[Gaia Theory|Gaia theorists]] such as [[James Lovelock]]. | ||
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| - | == See also == | ||
| - | *[[Neoplatonism and Christianity]] | ||
| - | *[[Cosmic consciousness]] | ||
| - | *[[Ecopsychology]] | ||
| - | *[[Panpsychism]] | ||
| - | *[[Paramatma]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Gaia Symphony (TV Series)|Gaia Symphony]] | ||
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James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment.
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