The value of life : biological diversity and human society /

Debate on the threat to humanity posed by the massive and widespread loss of biological diversity has largely emphasized economic and ecological consequences. In The Value of Life, a leading social scientist adds a critical new dimension. Stephen R. Kellert explores the actual and perceived importan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kellert, Stephen R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, ©1996.
Temas:
Human ecology > Philosophy.
Philosophy of nature.
Environmental degradation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Nature conservation > Philosophy.
Biodiversity conservation > Philosophy.
Écologie humaine > Philosophie.
Philosophie de la nature.
Environnement > Dégradation > Aspect moral.
Nature > Conservation > Philosophie.
Biodiversité > Conservation > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Biodiversiteit.
Maatschappij.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of tables and figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Part one: universals. Introduction
  • Values
  • Part two: Variations. American society
  • Activities
  • Species
  • Culture
  • Part three: Applications. Endangered species
  • Conserving biological diversity
  • Education and ethics
  • Notes
  • Index.

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