James Lovelock who is a geochemist and an inventor, not a philosopher, presents the GAIA hypothesis as a scientific hypothesis about the functioning of the Earth, that the Earth is a self-regulating superorganism. Lovelock believes that the biosphere is maintaining itself to support life. He does not focus on the humans, but he does focus on Earth, or as he would say "GAIA." Wehn he does talk about humans he refers them as a part of the whole life, as a part of GAIA. It is nice to finally here somebody talking about humans in a positive way, I guess that is the difference from a geochemist talking rather than a philosopher.
GAIA is a Greek name for Earth Goddess, but the Greeks looked at it more as a sacred nature rather than a personality. The Romans think of the Earth having a soul like humans do, and we will all eventually expire. Christians do not agree on the Romans perspective, they believe "the Earth is God's creation, not a semidivine being between God and humans." (p. 130) I agree with what the Christians think. I do not see how the soul of the Earth is as mortal as a human soul, I believe there is no comparrison.
Desmond Morris who is an American zoologist, believes that "humans, belonging to the order of primates." He was saying how Primates live freely, as us humans bear that freedom in our genetic memory. We act and behave on how we were brought up due to our genetic memory. Morris does not believe that genetic memory determines on how are life is going to be. We humans need to be aware of what we bring to the Earth, and we need to change our ways.
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