《亲生命性》【内容简介】

　　人类时常忘记自己是自然世界的一部分，而又时常想要亲近更加自然的环境，被其他缤纷的生命所深深吸引。

　　威尔逊认为，我们对生命的天然亲近感是人性的本质，正是这种亲近生命的倾向，支撑着我们的生活方式，也编织着我们的精神世界。

　　威尔逊从切身经历出发，记录了他对自然的核心探索。从游荡在亚拉巴马州的森林，到深入苏里南和新几内亚的热带雨林，从儿时对巨蛇的幻想到确立研究蚂蚁和其他社会性昆虫，这些奇妙的经历和知识积累极大丰富了他对自然的领悟，也激发了人们对一个正在迅速消失的自然世界的惊奇和热爱。

　　这本富有诗意、发人深省的关于“亲近生命”的著作，不仅是一位野外生物学家对自然的深切回应，也是对保护伦理的雄辩陈述。威尔逊指出，我们对其他有机体的理解越深刻，就越重视它们的价值。人类与其他生命的特殊关系，让我们一代又一代人有理由去维护生物多样性的世界，而这也等同于对人类心灵和人类自身的保护。

　　作者简介

　　[美]爱德华·威尔逊（EdwardO.Wilson，1929—2021）

　　美国科学院院士，社会生物学和“生物多样性”之父，具有世界影响力的科学家，被誉为“达尔文之后博物学家的绝响”。《时代》杂志将他评选为“影响全美的25人之一”“世纪人物”。

　　威尔逊以杰出的科学成就，引发了20世纪生物学的数次革命：与麦克阿瑟共同提出岛屿生物地理学理论，奠定现代物种保护的理论基础；创建“社会生物学”这一全新学科，引发美国学界与民众的大讨论；倡导“生物多样性”概念，使其成为影响全球的重要理念。他曾获得100多项国际大奖，包括美国国家科学奖、泰勒环境成就奖、瑞典皇家科学院颁发的克拉福德奖、世界自然基金会颁发的金质奖章等。

　　威尔逊非常擅长著述，是文采斐然的科学家。先后以《论人性》和《蚂蚁》两度获得普利策奖。此外，代表作还有《缤纷的生命》《生命的未来》《知识大融通》《创世记》《社会生物学》等。

　　

"Pro-life" 【 Content Introduction 】

Human beings often forget that they are part of the natural world, and they often want to be closer to a more natural environment, and are deeply attracted to other colorful life.

Wilson believes that our natural closeness to life is the essence of human nature, and it is this tendency to be close to life that supports our way of life and weaves our spiritual world.

Wilson documents his central exploration of nature from personal experience. From wandering the forests of Alabama to penetrating the rainforests of Suriname and New Guinea, from his childhood fantasies of giant snakes to his commitment to the study of ants and other social insects, these amazing experiences and accumulated knowledge have greatly enriched his understanding of nature and inspired a sense of wonder and love for a natural world that is rapidly disappearing.

This poetic and thought-provoking book about "getting close to life" is not only a field biologist's deeply felt response to nature, but also an eloquent statement about conservation ethics. Wilson points out that the more we understand other organisms, the more we value them. Our special relationship with other life has given us, for generations, a reason to preserve a biologically diverse world, which is equivalent to the preservation of the human mind and of ourselves.

About the author

Edward Wilson (1929-2021)

Academician of the American Academy of Sciences, the father of sociobiology and "biodiversity", a scientist with world influence, known as "the swan song of naturalists after Darwin". Time magazine named him "one of the 25 people who influenced America" and "Person of the Century".

With his outstanding scientific achievements, Wilson triggered several revolutions in biology in the 20th century: he co-proposed the theory of island biogeography with MacArthur, laying the theoretical foundation of modern species conservation; The creation of a new discipline of "sociobiology" triggered a great discussion between the American academic community and the public; To promote the concept of "biodiversity" and make it an important concept with global influence. He has received more than 100 international awards, including the National Award of Science, the Taylor Award for Environmental Achievement, the Crawford Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Gold Medal from the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Wilson was very good at writing. He was a brilliant scientist. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for "On Human Nature" and "The Ants." In addition, his masterpieces include "Colorful Life", "The Future of Life", "Knowledge Fusion", "Genesis" and "Sociobiology".