Gaia hypothesis

Way of Life The Gaia hypothesis is that the living and nonliving components of Earth function as a single system in a way that it simultaneously regulates and maintains conditions suitable and sustainable for life; also: this system regarded as a single organism (Merriam-Webster). In Greek Mythology Gaia is the mother goddess of Earth. Gaia is what the Sun People used when referring to Earth in Ernest Callenbach’s fictional short story “Chocco”. The story begins with a storyteller telling his homecoming

Earth’s atmosphere has evolved since its formation over four billion years ago from an uninhabitable planet to a relatively stable, life sustaining planet. There are different thoughts on how and why this has happened. The somewhat controversial Gaia Hypothesis of the evolution and stability of our Earth is the focus of this essay. The evolutionary process of our atmosphere is amazing. The accretion from collisions of smaller planetary objects created earth about 4.6 billion years ago. The continued

The Gaia Hypothesis is the idea that the Earth itself is a complex self regulating system. That Gaia keeps our planet sustainable and habitable for all of the organisms residing within it. Although this concept may seem to be relatively controversial, it is a logical and reasonable explanation as to how the Earth has remained so habitable. The Gaia Hypothesis by James Lovelock is a theory that has become more widely accepted as the years has gone on since its initial publishing in 1979, but is still

Back in the 1970’s a NASA scientist came with an interesting hypothesis. This scientist, James Lovelock, suggested that Earth is a self-regulating system thanks to its biosphere. The Gaia hypothesis was born. This hypothesis got many supporters when Lovelock went public with articles in the New Scientist (1975) and published books like Gaia, a new look at life on earth. (Lovelock J., 1979). But it was not only praise what Lovelock got. In his books Lovelock suggests that organisms work together

Gaia: Argument over a single word THESIS: Life on earth has been considered by some as a purposeful interaction tending toward ecological stability. However, when the scientific community led by James Lovelock tried to match this concept with science, it was (and continues to be) a dilemma. Introduction Whenever one hears the word Gaia, he or she will also hear life, goddess, purpose, ecology, and undoubtedly controversy. Not many topics have provoked more controversy among the scientific

Known as the Gaia Theory – aptly named after the Ancient Greek primordial deity Gaia, a primal “Mother Earth” goddess who birthed all life in existence – Lovelock argued that organisms would interact with their inorganic surroundings to form a synergistic self-regulating system capable of maintaining and perpetuating the conditions necessary for life. This self-regulatory system, named Gaia, results from the close coupling between organisms and their environment to create a “Mother Earth” that seeks

Reference: Lovelock, James, The Vanishing Face of Gaia A Final Warning, Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books, London, England.2009, 178 pages. Basic Information: Title: The Vanishing Face of Gaia A Final Warning  Author: James Lovelock  Year of publication: London, England in 2009  Publisher: Penguin Books LTD  Number of pages: 178 pages About the author: James Lovelock was born on July 26, 1919 in Letchworth Garden City in the United Kingdom

Lovelock's Gaia: A new look at life on Earth, presenting a theory predicting the general parameters of global warming over the coming years. 1. Introduction. This paper is intended as a starting point for creating a framework within which to discuss and analyze what appears to be a substantial change in worldwide climate. It is essentially a synthesis of three books: (1.) an inconvenient truth, the crisis of global warming, written by Al Gore (2007), (2.) At Home

go on in our world are from us, we are our only hope to keep or save the way our planet is going. Globalization is a big part in the way we treat our planet and how it will turn out, how we treat it will depend on how we react to problems. Gaia’s Hypothesis is really expressed throughout the film and gives the idea of how we have to start saving the resources and the world, it suggests to help the big picture. The importance of having certain conditions perfect to live on earth depends on how we want

James Lovelock, the Gaia Hypothesis proposes that organism’s interact with their inorganic surrounding on Earth to form a multifaceted, self-regulating structure that preserves the circumstances of life on the planet. The theory has sparked religious, philosophical assumptions about the evolution, and the significance of humans in influential ecological alteration, and the association between life and the ecosystem. In this essay, I will be exploring and comparing the Gaia hypothesis in relation to Algic