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The economy of the earth : philosophy, law, and the environment /
"Mark Sagoff draws on the last twenty years of debate over the foundations of environmentalism in this comprehensive revision of The Economy of the Earth. Posing questions pertinent to consumption, cost-benefit analysis, the normative implications of neo-Darwinism, the role of natural history,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Mark Sagoff draws on the last twenty years of debate over the foundations of environmentalism in this comprehensive revision of The Economy of the Earth. Posing questions pertinent to consumption, cost-benefit analysis, the normative implications of neo-Darwinism, the role of natural history, and the centrality of the concept of place in environmental ethics, he analyzes social policy in relation to the environment, pollution, the workplace, and public safety and health. Sagoff distinguishes ethical from economic questions and explains which kinds of concepts, arguments, and processes are appropriate to each. He offers a critique of "preference" and "willingness to pay" as measures of value in environmental economics and defends political, cultural, aesthetic, and ethical reasons to protect the natural environment."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511378560 0511378564 9780511817472 0511817479 1107179130 9781107179134 1281243108 9781281243102 9786611243104 6611243100 0511377673 9780511377679 0511376766 9780511376764 0511375824 9780511375828 0511374321 9780511374326 |