anemochory ~ dispersal of seeds by the wind anemochord ~ a species of harpsichord, in which the strings were moved by the wind; an æolian harp
anemocracy ~ government by the wind ~ the miserable and precarious state of an anemocracy, of a people who put their trust in hurricanes, and are governed by wind -- Sydney Smith, 1808
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This site has been created primarily for students in myPhilosophy and the Environment course.
It was natural to people thinking in this way, that they should try to make "nature" their slave, since they thought "nature" was something outside them. -- William Morris, 1890
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. -- H.G. Wells, 1920
The key glacier, Ol’ Skintop, had retreated 4.62 Grables during the last twenty-four-hour period. And the temperature, at noon in New York, had exceeded the previous day’s by 1.46 Wagners. In addition the humidity, as the oceans evaporated, had increased by 16 Selkirks. So things were hotter and wetter; the great procession of nature clanked on, and toward what? -- Philip K. Dick, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Why "Aeolus"? When, as a young child, I crossed the equator on a KLM airliner bound from Cairo to Jakarta, I was given a scroll naming me an Acolyte of Aeolus, the god of the winds. So perhaps my blogger name should be "Acolyte of Aeolus", but that seems just a bit long-winded.
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prof. Taylor: I'm not sure how many hits you get for this blog, but you do have, at the vary least, one loyal reader from your Phil. of Environment class.
Great website, always interested in the new links!
Thanks. I'm glad you like it, even though much of the news is depressing. Not many students are reading the blog -- probably because it won't be "on the test".
2 comments:
prof. Taylor: I'm not sure how many hits you get for this blog, but you do have, at the vary least, one loyal reader from your Phil. of Environment class.
Great website, always interested in the new links!
Thanks. I'm glad you like it, even though much of the news is depressing. Not many students are reading the blog -- probably because it won't be "on the test".
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