GS101 Lecture Notes - The Population Bomb, James Lovelock, Thomas Robert Malthus
Document Summary
Gaia (book) - said earth is a living organism revenge of gaia (book) - organism striking back. Anthropocene is the idea that earth"s geological history of the earth has been altered by humanity. Natural limits and overpopulation: garret hardin: the tragedy of the commons finite resources and infinite growth. Can"t have infinite growth based on finite resources. Human nature and the commons, a cautionary tale. Freedom to breed - children put extra demand on the global system: paul ehrlich: the population bomb: The neo-malthusian thesis and the spectre of overpopulation. Thomas malthus said the populations grow exponentially while food supply does not: how should we measure population by numbers or by resources use intensity. Problem is they consider population as if all humans were the same. Should measure by consumption, not amount of people. Anthropocentrism vs. biocentrism: anthropocentrism (human centered) - as humans we only have responsible for other humans, biocentrism = should preserve enivronment/animals because they provide farm benefits.
