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Philosophy and biodiversity /
This important collection focuses on the nature and importance of biodiversity. The concept is clarified and its intrinsic and instrumental value are discussed. Even though the term biodiversity was invented in the 1980s to promote the cause of species conservation, discussions on biological diversi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The phenomenon of biodiversity / Julia Koricheva, Helena Siipi
- Making biodiversity crisis tractable: a process perspective / Yrjö Haila
- Plato on diversity and stability in nature / Juhani Pietarinen
- Biodiversity, Darwin, and the fossil record / Kim Cuddlington, Michael Ruse
- Biological diversity, ecological stability, and downward causation / Gregory M. Mikkelson
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Philosopher as botanist / Finn Arler
- There is biodiversity and biodiversity: implications for environmental philosophy / Keekok Lee
- Evaluating biodiversity for conservation: a victim of the traditional paradigm / Peter R. Hobson, Jed Bultitude
- Limits to substitutability in nature conservation / Dieter Birnbacher
- Biological diversity and conservation policy / Kate Rawles
- Beavers and biodiversity: the ethics of ecological restoration / Christian Gamborg, Peter Sandøe
- Differentiated responsibilities / Robin Attfield.