Biohilia: Is it a part of biology, or man-made?

We predict that our research will show biophilia is a socially constructed idea given that Mother Nature is indifferent to humans.

At the moment, research design will consist of reading WAY too many books and then analyzing them

(1) a Research Question(s); (2) Specific Predictions; (3) a Preliminary Research Design; and, (4) a Minimum of 5 Library/Journal references

texts:
Kinship to mastery : biophilia in human evolution and development / Stephen R. Kellert
Washington, D.C. : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c1997

The Biophilia hypothesis / edited by Stephen R. Kellert and Edward O. Wilson
IWashington, DC : Island Press, 1993

Biophilia / Edward O. Wilson
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1984

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• Just a quick suggestion... (2/15/01) [ Contributor: Jenny Germano-Section: Myers ]
• I swear... if I mess this up ONE MORE TIME... (2/13/01) [ Contributor: Levi and Nick-Section: Cummins ]
• We like sheep ;) (2/13/01) [ Contributor: Nick and Levi-Section: ]
• For the Love of Nature (2/12/01) [ Contributor: Hays Cummins-Section: Cummins ]
• who is your daddy (2/7/01) [ Contributor: lyndsey, alec, jordan-Section: cummins ]
• wait don't tell us (2/7/01) [ Contributor: drew eric loeffelman-Section: cummins ]
• Biophlia, what? (2/7/01) [ Contributor: Caroline and Marta-Section: Cummins ]
• You say "biohilia"... We say "biophilia" (2/6/01) [ Contributor: Leesa, Abeni, & Heather-Section: Cummins ]
• Comments on Biophilia Hypothesis: MBN (2/6/01) [ Contributor: Melissa Raftery, Brandy McQueary, and Nikki Rudnick-Section: Cummins ]
• l&s response 2 (2/6/01) [ Contributor: leslie and sarah-Section: cummins ]
• Our Response (2/6/01) [ Contributor: Nicholas Burns and Levi Grooms-Section: Cummins ]
• response 1 (2/5/01) [ Contributor: j andrew vankat epjohnson mploeffelman-Section: cummins ]
• Additional Sources for "Biophilia" (2/2/01) [ Contributor: Micah Vieux-Section: Cummins ]

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