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Bishop
23-08-2004, 22:18
I was hearing something about a bloke who wrote a book about 20 years ago i think. He put forward the proposition that the whole world is one sort of living entity - can't remember it for the life of me - and he had a special word for it

Sorry to be a bit vague but would appreciate any pointers
TheBlueRaja
23-08-2004, 22:39
Does Gaia ring a bell?

Have a look on Amazon with that word and see what comes up.
Bishop
23-08-2004, 22:43
Does Gaia ring a bell?

Have a look on Amazon with that word and see what comes up.

Ah yes! I think that is the word. Will work from there. Thank you.
This is a very helpfull site with quick responses
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TheBlueRaja
23-08-2004, 22:46
Nice 1 - Good Luck.
Tezcatlipoca
23-08-2004, 23:06
James Lovelock wrote the Gaia Hypothesis
MetaWraith
23-08-2004, 23:34
Issac Azimov, also used the Gaia concept in the later "Robots" & Foundation" series'

"Foundation's edge" springs to mind quite readily.
dr wadd
24-08-2004, 00:07
It was also used as the basis for the Sim Earth game. He was for a time based at the Cybernetics department at Reading University, unfortunately not at the time I did a couple of terms there, then we had Captain Cyborg.
Theodoric
24-08-2004, 19:41
James Lovelock wrote the Gaia Hypothesis
And he's also recently come out in favour of nuclear power.