Edward O. Wilson possesses a rare, almost unique, combination of immense scientific knowledge and deep humane intelligence. Looking around him at the beloved natural world he has done so much to understand and taking the measure of the massive damage to it caused by human stupidity and greed, he has every reason to succumb to despair. ButWilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all.If humankind finds a way to live in peace together, and in harmony with nature, Wilson will have played a unique role in that deliverance.