b'The ancient Greeks distinguished between several kinds of love. The two I learned about in school were eros, for erotic love, and agape, for universal love or altruism. They had others, as well, including philia, for friendship and affection.Linnaeus use of the word sapiens to describe our species leaves us to wonder about the nature and limits of wisdom and its relationshipto love.Linnaeus terminology reflects our species unique ability to reason symbolically, accumulate knowledge and use these faculties to shape our behavior. His convictions in this regard must certainly have been reinforced by the Scientific Revolution, during which he was living. Had he lived longer, the Industrial Revolution would have further confirmed his placement of Homo sapiens at the apex of all species. In the first few decades of the 21st century, however, multiple crises are pushing sapiens to the limit. It was sapiens that set us apart. It will be philiathat reconnects us. E.O. Wilsons term biophilia is defined as the innate affection humans have for all living things. Wendell Berrys concept of affection ties us to one another and to the land.Yet, as surely as the value of a living tree is one thing and the price of a pallet of 24s another, economics has had a remarkably easy time, a distressingly easy time, trumping biophilia and affection. Thats why 24'