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gaia hypothesis  

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  • Developed by James Lovelock in his 1979 work, Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, the Gaia hypothesis offers an understanding of the earth as a living thing, capable of change and transgression. Lovelock named his theory Gaiaafter the Greek goddess responsible for drawing the living world forth from chaos. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Gaia Hypothesis]

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