Ecology Quote by Richard J. Borden

“The border between personal and transpersonal experience is a complex region. It is a territory often filled with spiritual and religious views. Within psychology…

— Richard J. Borden

“The average American child, by age eighteen, is estimated to have seen eighteen thousand murders and two hundred thousand acts of violence on television.…

— Richard J. Borden

“It may be said, in broad-brush terms, that the primary purpose of life is the continuation of life. A deep program for survival and…

— Richard J. Borden

“Viewing ecology through the lens of individual life histories or the life cycles of species makes it easy to grasp the Hindu conception of…

— Richard J. Borden

“One of the most remarkable contributions of humans to the world is our capacity for ideas.”

— Richard J. Borden

“Discovering the threads that constitute actual interactions is an essential means of making sense of the world. But perception of overall patterns of things…

— Richard J. Borden

“The story of our human lineage is continually enlarged, almost daily, by discoveries from physical anthropology, archeology, and genetics.”

— Richard J. Borden

“Sometimes, when we are far from clocks and schedules, we can still recapture a lost sense of place-based time. On a relaxing camping trip…

— Richard J. Borden

“Unlike the clonal longevity of asexual organisms, sexually reproduced plants and animals usually have briefer, individual life cycles. In short, the enormous diversity afforded…

— Richard J. Borden

“How our attitudes are shaped and defended may be more changeable than we realize.”

— Richard J. Borden

“Most intellectual training focuses on analytical skills. Whether in literary criticism or scientific investigation, the academic mind is best at taking things apart. The…

— Richard J. Borden

“The inventions of microscopy and telescopy shattered the boundaries of ordinary human perception and fueled the scientific revolution.”

— Richard J. Borden