Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia

Synopsis: A documentary film written and presented by Dr Stephan Harding, renowned ecologist and colleague of James Lovelock. Stephan puts forward a radical approach to the ecological crisis by arguing that many of the problems we now face stem from having lost our intuitive relationship with nature. He believes that traditional mechanistic science has inadvertently fuelled the crisis and that we urgently need to develop an expanded science that cultivates intuitive wisdom alongside rational knowledge so that we can experience everything, from the smallest microbes to our planet’s great life-sustaining cycles, as deeply interconnected. Building on the revolutionary discoveries of James Lovelock’s Gaia Theory, Harding goes one step further and explores opportunities to heal humanity’s relationship with the earth through the new discipline of holistic science. The film which includes interviews with leading environmentalists, scientists and spiritual leaders, including Brian Goodwin, Iain McGilchrist, Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva Jules Cashford and Satish Kumar.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2013
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: climate change; ecology; ecosystems; Gaia hypothesis; Lovelock, James

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