date: Mon, 3 May 2094 09:20:56 +0100 from: Green Party Media subject: [GP-E] gaia/mary midgley event to: Margaret Wright , Mike Woodin , Penny Kemp *** from The Green Party's election information e-mail list *** Anyone want to participate in this? We were specifically invited.... Please let me know ta Spencer 0161 225 4863 -----Original Message----- From: Eddie To: 'media@greenpartynw.fsnet.co.uk' Date: 02 May 2001 10:51 Subject: gaia/mary midgley >spencer - > >we are hoping to host a debate, pencilled in for 16 or 17 may, to launch >the publication of a pamphlet on gaia by the sicence philosopher Mary >Midgley. her argument is that this an idea whose time has come and she >discusses the way science both informs and reflects the culture of the >times. in particular she relates the work of "sociobiologists" such as >richard dawkins to a kind of 80s, grred-is-good ethic (my flip, media >shorthand, not her words). > >she argues that the culture needs to change to a climate where james >lovelocks ideas can be seen as complimenting rather than challenging >scientific orthodoxy. she is also a little more relaxed than lovelock >himself about the need to establish gaia as a purely scientific principle >rather than a metaphor or almost quasi-environmental religion. gaia has >been written off in some quarters as "new age" but to some extent midgley >goes along with the idea that perhaps this a new age. > >using this pamphlet as the starting point, we would like to create a debate >on politics and the evironment. we are particulalry interested in the fact >that michael meacher has expressed interest in gaia, while george bush >appears to personify the "anti-gaia". in short, we ask, does the gaia >hypothesis have the power to both inform the politics of the environment >and also a scientific culture attunded to the times. we would be interested >in talking to any green who is familiar with gaia, either pro or anti, and >could put it in a contemporary political and environmental campaigning >context. > >also if you could suggest any journalists who might be particularly >inclined to engage with this debate i would be extremely grateful.thanks >for your help with this. > >all the best > >eddie > >Eddie Gibb >Communications manager >Demos >t: 020 7401 5347 >f: 020 7401 5331 >m: 0966 496357 >www.demos.co.uk > > > *** GP Election list managed by Chris Rose at chrisrose@gn.apc.org and John Norris at greenlists@headweb.co.uk *** this is an announcements list to which posting is from the National Election Agent and External Communications Co-ordinator *** to subscribe, send a blank e-mail to gp-e-subscribe@topica.com and a note of your name, address and party membership to Chris *** to unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to gp-e-unsubscribe@topica.com *** ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1diww.b2Adde Or send an email To: gp-e-unsubscribe@topica.com This email was sent to: harryharris@btinternet.com T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================