What is biophilia?

biofilia can be translated as love or desire for living things. Erich Fromm used the term in the mid -20th century to describe this human desire. However, with the publishing of Biophilia Hypothesis , co -authorized by Edward O. Wilson and Stephen Kellert, he was really human publishing a book from 1993. Instead, we love it because we are genetically encoded and the care of "nature" is the key to survival. Some of this theory examines why people are so attracted not only to human children, but also to other children's mammals. From an evolutionary point of view, killing young other mammals would be harmful to its entire population and partly the survival of man. So with a few exceptions we attributed cuteness and affection for baby animals, so we don't eat them and endanger our own survival.

It seems that some people are more influenced by biofilies than others. NThe sheep farmer may not be OOH and Aah above the lambs, but instead can consider them a product. Other people may suffer from biophobia and be clearly uncomfortable in the natural environment, to hate every mistake or animal that could appear or dislike grass or trees. On the other hand, some people do well when they are in an outdoor environment or in an indoor environment that show a lot of nature. The inner waterfall in a building or office with large windows and lots of plants can attract to our innate biofilia and make us more comfortable.

This desire on relation to other natural elements in the world can partially explain why we care for animals and why some people devote their lives to rescue animals. If something in our development has made us particularly susceptible to biofilia, we can only benefit from work or hobbies that always help in conjunction with some of the inhumane natural element of the world. Some animals could certainly develop biofilia, especially to people. We can find dogs and cats especially charming because they communicate with us more than most other animals.

There are some who question the hypothesis of biophilia. For example, it does not explain why people developed to take care of things that were not part of their DNA structure and need not necessarily have anything to do with survival. Richard Dawkins suggests that the care of other animals or the environment can develop not so much, because we must feel connected with nature, but because such care changes the perception of others. This makes the other feel that we are superior to people, so we have one-up when it comes to attracting friends and we have more strength in society.

There are also some who feel that biofilia is transported to the extreme. Some criticize, for example, vegans, because they never participate in the death of animals, to a point where they will not eat honey because they can kill bees or eat eggs, even if they are uniferentilized. Vegans against that animalswas not annoyed on Earth. Without saying what look is correct or bad, it should be stated that the use of animals has existed for about 10,000 years.

Interesting offshoots of biofilia hypothesis is its integration into modern architecture. Some buildings are now planned specifically with "natural" and "organic" elements in the hope that people who have to work in them will feel fine and more productive. This provides a big difference from the typical "cubic" office in the style of the past, and some companies even allow people to bring their pets to work. The California company Autodesk was known in this respect with its liberal practices.