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“Evolution is no longer seen as a competitive struggle for existence, but rather as a cooperative dance in which creativity and the constant emergence of novelty are the driving forces. And with the new emphasis on complexity, networks, and patterns of organization, a new science of qualities is slowly emerging.”
― Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades
― Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades

“...et ignotas animum dimittit in artes, naturamque nouat. (to arts unknown he bends his wits, and alters nature.)”
― Metamorphoses
― Metamorphoses

“The beauty of nature re-forms itself in the mind, and not for barren contemplation, but for new creation.”
― Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Everything I know, I know because of love.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
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The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more

A global community of eco-enthusiasts reading books with an environmental theme every 2 months. We made this group to educate ourselves about the int ...more

A space to discuss important books regarding systems thinking. This group was inspired by a collaborative review of The Systems View of Life by Frit ...more

A group to share your reviews and recommendations on books on ecology, biology, evolution and conservationism. Talk about your reading niches (har har ...more

A book group for people living in, or connected to, the Dyfi Valley in mid-Wales, focussing broadly on eco-themed books, including nature writing, nat ...more
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