This phrase was found in EO Wilson's new book, The Creation. This is the most important word or phrase that I've taught you so far. If you have not read this book yet, I think you should. I also plan to review it after I get out of the hospital, when my computer access is not divided up between 25 people, and when I am using my computer instead of the hospital's crappy Dell computer that crashes without warning.
Eremozoic Era (ehre mo ZO ik) [Origin: EO Wilson, 2006]
noun.
- the age of loneliness.
- the upcoming biological age after the sixth great extinction, when earth will be depauperate of nearly all life due to human activities.
Usage: The human hammer having fallen, the sixth mass extinction has begun. This spasm of permanent loss is expected, if it is not abated, to reach the end-of-Mesozoic level by the end of the century. We will then enter what poets and scientists alike may choose to call the Eremozoic Era -- The Age of Loneliness."
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Comments
redundant: using crappy as and adjective describing a Dell computer.
Wilson's new book has some interesting arguments about promoting interest in science among the general public. Good stuff.
Posted by: Jamie | November 11, 2006 12:36 PM
uh, an. bad smart ass, no biscuit!
Posted by: Jamie | November 11, 2006 12:37 PM
Depressing....
Posted by: David Harmon | November 11, 2006 12:56 PM
eremoß, ancient Greek, English transliteration - eremos: solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
1. used of places
1. a desert, wilderness
2. deserted places, lonely regions
3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
2. used of persons
1. deserted by others
2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred
3. bereft 1b
3. of a flock deserted by the shepherd
4. of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself
The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon
Posted by: Simeon Nelson | January 5, 2007 7:38 PM
Sorry to bump this thread, but I think it should be said that the origin of the term "Eremozoic Era" was not EO WIlson, as I have a 2003 copy of the 2002 book Straw Dogs by John Gray, which not only makes use of it (page 8), but also references it in a way to suggest it's prior use. Yea this is quite petty, but you're the second google result so the truth should be known.
Regards,
Sam
Posted by: Sam Matthews | December 27, 2009 1:45 PM
@sam, Gray explicitly references Wilson when he uses it.
Posted by: dorlomin | March 8, 2010 4:33 AM