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“It may be said, in broad-brush terms, that the primary purpose of life is the continuation of life. A deep program for survival and reproduction underwrites the complex cycles of life, in which death is the grand equalizer. There is, however, a peculiar novelty: human awareness of the cycle of life and a capacity to anticipate our own, individual death.”

Death Human Purpose Of Life Ecology Cycle Of Life

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

“Unlike the clonal longevity of asexual organisms, sexually reproduced plants and animals usually have briefer, individual life cycles. In short, the enormous diversity afforded by the evolutionary invention of sexual reproduction came with a price—death of the individual.”

Individual Diversity Ecology Life Cycle Sexual Reproduction

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

“The inventions of microscopy and telescopy shattered the boundaries of ordinary human perception and fueled the scientific revolution.”

Science Discoveries Scientific Revolution Human Perception Microscopy Telescopy

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

“The story of our human lineage is continually enlarged, almost daily, by discoveries from physical anthropology, archeology, and genetics.”

Ecology Anthropology Genetics Archeology Human Lineage

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

“Viewing ecology through the lens of individual life histories or the life cycles of species makes it easy to grasp the Hindu conception of life as drama. Every creature and plant has a separate path of sustenance and survival on the way to their final dance with Shiva.”

Ecology Hindu Life Cycle Life As Drama

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

“The border between personal and transpersonal experience is a complex region. It is a territory often filled with spiritual and religious views. Within psychology it was a significant preoccupation of William James, Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, and many others. But these margins may be seen in other ways as well. There is substantial evidence from psychological studies of personal space that we carry body boundaries of extended space around ourselves. These spatial extensions are not only personal. They may be felt by groups as well—in terms of shared “social” space, communal territories, or even national identities.”

Identity Body Boundaries

Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective

Source: Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective