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Deep(er) Ecology: William Rees, Nora Bateson & Rex Weyler | Reality Roundtable #02

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Jul 9, 2023
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INSIGHT

Core Ecological Principles

  • Ecology studies organisms' relationships, defined by energy and material flows, giving ecosystems structure and function.
  • Key ecological principles include emergence, self-organization, dissipative structures, and evolution.
INSIGHT

Dynamic Ecologies

  • Relationships and communication between organisms are central to ecological processes.
  • Ecologies are dynamic and constantly changing, making static models inadequate.
ANECDOTE

Ecology and the Copernican Revolution

  • Rex Weyler compares understanding ecology to the Copernican revolution, highlighting humanity's slow adoption of new worldviews.
  • He cites the example of the church's resistance to the heliocentric model.
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