Open AccessPaul Sears: Cautious “Subversive” Ecologist
Author(s) -
Cittadino Gene
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the bulletin of the ecological society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2327-6096
pISSN - 0012-9623
DOI - 10.1890/0012-9623-96.4.519
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , ecology , face (sociological concept) , environmental ethics , politics , sociology , law , philosophy , social science , political science , biology , computer science , operating system
In January 1960, columnist Jack Anderson (not yet number one on Richard Nixon’s enemies list) wrote to Paul Sears at Yale, asking if he would answer two questions for Parade magazine, the widely circulated Sunday newspaper supplement that he edited: 1) “Do you believe in life after death?” and 2) “What scientific reasoning or theories can you offer to support your belief?” Ever the careful scientist and the diplomat, and not one to pass up a teaching moment, Sears (1960a) replied: