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Earth: A Tenant's Manual

Frank H. T. Rhodes

Print publication date: 2012

Print ISBN-13: 9780801478239

Published to Cornell Scholarship Online: August 2016

DOI: 10.7591/cornell/9780801478239.001.0001

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Epilogue

Epilogue

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(p.339) Epilogue
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Earth
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Frank H. T. Rhodes

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Cornell University Press
DOI:10.7591/cornell/9780801478239.003.0025

This concluding chapter looks back to the Earth's considerable history, emphasizing that the history of humanity herein is interlinked with that of many other living things sharing the same planet. To that end, humanity acts as the “co-tenants” on Earth alongside other creatures, albeit with a knowledge and awareness of the Earth's bounty. To that end the chapter emphasizes our obligations to the planet and, furthermore, to attain wisdom beyond humanity's accumulated knowledge of the Earth and its myriad components. It posits, in short, that we engage our planet in a conversation—not merely an interrogation—of the Earth and what it can teach us.

Keywords:   Earth, human history, co-tenants, human knowledge

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