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Posts marked EO Wilson

Biophilia by Vladimir Stankovic

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The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. The term “biophilia” literally means “love of life or living systems.” It was first used by Erich Fromm to describe a psychological orientation of being attracted to all that is alive and vital. Edward O.Wilson uses the term in the same sense when he suggests that biophilia describes “the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life.” He proposed the possibility that the deep affiliations humans have with nature are rooted in our biology…