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Product of biological
evolution
Human preferences toward things in
nature, while refined through experience
and culture, are hypothetically the product
of biological evolution. For example, adult
mammals (especially humans) are
generally attracted to baby mammal faces
and find them appealing across species.
The large eyes and small features of any
young mammal face are far more
appealing than those of the mature adults.
Development
The hypothesis has since been developed
as part of theories of evolutionary
psychology in the book The Biophilia
Hypothesis edited by Stephen R. Kellert
and Edward O. Wilson[10] and by Lynn
Margulis. Also, Stephen Kellert's work
seeks to determine common human
responses to perceptions of, and ideas
about, plants and animals, and to explain
them in terms of the conditions of human
evolution.
Biophilic design
Main Article: Biophilic Design
Biophilia in fiction
Canadian author Hilary Scharper explicitly
adapted E.O. Wilson's concept of biophilia
for her ecogothic novel, Perdita.[20] In the
novel, Perdita (meaning "the lost one") is a
mythological figure who brings biophilia to
humanity.
See also
Biocultural evolution
Biomimetics
Deep ecology
Ecopsychology
Environmental psychology
Healthy building
Permaculture
Biophilia (Björk album)
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18. Windows looking out to plants helping
the healing process
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