The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth

Never sure if this will be seen as the origin of the species of the 20th century. Or just a passing over radial ecological view. The danger is that it gets confused with some people with Mother Nature/ earth goddess which is not the argument. It’s more that each of the systems of a planet with

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life interlock with and affects each other. Nowadays, there are many different forms of Gaia theory, from “weak” to “strong.” Weak Gaia maintains only that life is important in shaping the Earth. This form of Gaia theory is generally accepted by many scientists today. In contrast, strong Gaia—the form that Lovelock endorses— says that life doesn’t just merely influence the physical processes of the planet, but actually controls them.

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