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The elements

The elements. What is the context of this chapter?. Knows a lot about nature..but a lot left to learn Nature Organisms are plentiful Diversity Survival…. Thoreau…how it was studied in the past crisis. What Points of View are represented in chapter 1?. Science: biologists, systematists,

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The elements

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  1. The elements

  2. What is the context of this chapter? • Knows a lot about nature..but a lot left to learn • Nature • Organisms are plentiful • Diversity • Survival…. • Thoreau…how it was studied in the past • crisis

  3. What Points of View are represented in chapter 1? • Science: biologists, systematists, • Stewardship • Astronomy • Explorers • Us • Ecologists • Evolutionists • Wilson’s

  4. What is (are) the Q(s) at I?Implicit or Explicit? • How should we handle conservation of different types of species? • Are we alone or does this happen on other planets? • What all can’t we see? What kinds of life don’t we know about? • Is our definition of “life” wide enough? How is it sustained? Where?

  5. What kinds of information does he provide? • Tons of examples: forms of species, environments, • DNA, genetic makeup • Single-cell organisms, eukaryotes, prokaryotes (sp?) • Multi-cellular, algae, birds, insects, mammals • All continents

  6. How does he rank on credibility? On logic? • High • Broad range of knowledge • Cites sources • Definitions and explanations • No obvious fallacies

  7. What kinds of assumptionsdoes he make? • There will always be life • Reader needs it broken down • More out there that we don’t know about (turn over a log) • Assumptions about readers

  8. Why does he hold back from drawing conclusions or talking about implications and consequences here? • He wants to establish himself • He doesn’t want us to blow this off • He is establishing his credibility • He wants to put it out there for us to think about it • Start off small to get us looking

  9. Based on the above, what do you think his purpose is in this chapter? • Foundation • Get us to identify with what he’s going to argue • Get us to appreciate pov’s • Diversity of nature • Avoid biases about environmental thinking

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