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Discussion critiques theoretical gaps in Doolittle's Darwinizing Gaia proposal, suggesting improvements.
We discuss W. Ford Doolittle’s proposal for ‘Darwinizing Gaia’. While we agree with the importance of having a sound theoretical basis for Gaia and that evolutionary theory plays an important role in this, we identify several critical missing pieces in the Darwinizing programme. We argue that Doolittle’s work (especially as summarised in his recent book) helps clarify what is required for a fuller Gaia theory, and use our critiques to offer some suggestions for what a modern Gaia theory should include.
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