Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. 1. Darwinian Life 1
5. 2. What Is Evolutionary “Success”? 14
6. 3. Two Hypotheses about the Nature of Life on Earth 24
7. 4. Medean Feedbacks and Global Processes 55
8. 5. Medean Events in the History of Life 72
9. 6. Humans as Medeans 91
10. 7. Biomass through Time as a Test 98
11. 8. Predicted Future Trends of Biomass 114
12. 9. Summation 126
13. 10. Environmental Implications and Courses of Action 128
14. 11. What Must Be Done 141
15. References 157
16. Index 173