Dr. Stephan Harding, a long time collaborator of James Lovelock, replaces the cold, objectifying language of science with a way of speaking of our planet as a sentient, living being, not a dead, inert mechanism. Animate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are embedded-- and to which, in the final analysis, we are all accountable. The book inspires the reader to connect with a profound sense of the value of the Earth, and to discover what it means to live as harmoniously as possible within a sentient creature of planetary proportions.
Stephan Harding holds a doctorate in ecology from the University of Oxford. He is the coordinator of the master of science degree in holistic science at Schumacher College at Dartington, where he is also resident ecologist. He lives in Dartington, Devon, UK. Lynn Margulis is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, her publications span a wide range of scientific topics including original contributions to cell biology and microbial evolution. She is best known for her theory of symbiogenesis.