Political Science · Political Theory
According to whom is the 'Earth alive and a self-regulating complex system'?
ARudolf Bahro
BArne Naess
CAnthony Weston
DJames Lovelock ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) James Lovelock — James Lovelock held that the Earth is alive and self-regulating, so the answer is Lovelock.
Explanation
★James Lovelock held that the Earth is alive and self-regulating, so the answer is Lovelock.
★He proposed the Gaia Hypothesis in the 1970s.
★Gaia treats the Earth as a single living system that keeps itself fit for life.
★Living organisms and the physical environment together regulate temperature and atmosphere.
★The hypothesis gave green thought a powerful holistic image of the planet.
★Arne Naess founded deep ecology but did not author the Gaia idea.
★Rudolf Bahro and Anthony Weston worked on eco-socialism and environmental ethics respectively.
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