威爾森(Edward O. Wilson),哈佛大學佩萊格裏諾講座研究教授,哈佛大學比較動物學博物館的昆蟲館名譽館長。為當代最具影響力的科學傢之一,被喻為「生物多樣性之父」、「社會生物學之父」。曾兩度獲得普立茲獎,著有《大自然的獵人》、《繽紛的生命》、《Consilience—知識大融通》、《螞蟻‧螞蟻》等書。
譯者:楊玉齡,專事科學書籍翻譯、寫作。著作有《颱灣蛇毒傳奇》、《肝炎聖戰》,譯作有《基因聖戰》、《大自然的獵人》、《佛剋曼醫師的戰爭》等。
From one of the world’s most influential scientists (and two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author) comes his most timely and important book yet: an impassioned call for quick and decisive action to save Earth’s biological heritage, and a plan to achieve that rescue.
Today we understand that our world is infinitely richer than was ever previously guessed. Yet it is so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the present century. These two contrasting truths—unexpected magnificence and underestimated peril—have become compellingly clear during the past two decades of research on biological diversity.
In this dazzlingly intelligent and ultimately hopeful book, Wilson describes what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever—in many cases animals, insects, and plants we have only just discovered, and whose potential to nourish us, protect us, and cure our illnesses is immeasurable—and what we can do to save them. In the process, he explores the ethical and religious bases of the conservation movement and deflates the myth that environmental policy is antithetical to economic growth by illustrating how new methods of conservation can ensure long-term economic well-being.
The Future of Life is a magisterial accomplishment: both a moving description of our biosphere and a guidebook for the protection of all its species, including humankind.
与《大灭绝时代》一样,《生命的未来》是一本关于环保的书。我刚刚接受了《大灭绝时代》带来的强烈震撼,再读《生命的未来》不免会对两本书进行对比。 《大灭绝时代》是一位记者、科普作家伊丽莎白•科尔伯特所写,而《生命的未来》则是美国著名的博物学家爱德华•威尔逊所...
評分在很偶尔的机会,遇到了威尔逊 写的《生命的未来》,读,悲,思,转而,痛! 读《瓦尔登湖》很多遍,当发现此书的开篇在讲瓦尔登湖周边的生态变化,那样把梦境打碎的痛,骤然心头的感觉,未必每个人都能理解,但,痛致心坎! 现时背景下的我们,走的太快,以致于来不及思考,...
評分「在我人生中,有个难忘时刻发生在 1994年一个5月的黄昏,地点是辛辛那提动物园展示区后面的房间。在那儿,我走向一头 4岁大、名叫“艾美”的苏门答腊犀牛,凝望了一会儿它那悲惨的脸,然后用手轻轻抚平它侧腹上的毛发。它没有任何反应,除了眨了一下眼。这就是当时所发生的一...
評分《生命的未来》,一篇越读越卑微、越读越无力的宣言,一曲悲伤与希望同行的牧歌。这是一部讲生态环保的社科著作,台版的翻译很流畅,至少让我感觉到在纸张和文字下掩藏着呼吸和灵魂。 小时候喜欢在田地里翻砖、挖洞、灌水抓蟋蟀,要么砖底下躺着几条粘乎乎的肥白蚰蜒、要么从...
評分「在我人生中,有个难忘时刻发生在 1994年一个5月的黄昏,地点是辛辛那提动物园展示区后面的房间。在那儿,我走向一头 4岁大、名叫“艾美”的苏门答腊犀牛,凝望了一会儿它那悲惨的脸,然后用手轻轻抚平它侧腹上的毛发。它没有任何反应,除了眨了一下眼。这就是当时所发生的一...
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