Volume 2 · Part II · 2002
The Future of Life
Wilson, Edward O.
Published 2002
Author(s) Wilson, Edward O.
LC Class QH75 .W535 2002
LCCN 2001038316
Summary
Wilson opens with an intimate letter to Henry David Thoreau, written from Walden Pond, bridging a century and a half to his great naturalist forebear. He uses this literary device to root his environmental argument in the American tradition of nature writing, addressing Thoreau as a kindred spirit and moral witness.
Table of Contents
- Prologue. A Letter to Thoreau
- Chapter 1. To the Ends of Earth
- Chapter 2. The Bottleneck
- Chapter 3. Nature's Last Stand
- Chapter 4. The Planetary Killer
- Chapter 5. How Much Is the Biosphere Worth?
- Chapter 6. For the Love of Life
- Chapter 7. The Solution
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