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Biodiversity and environmental philosophy : an introduction /
"This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy, emphasizing the conservation of biodiversity. Sahotra Sarkar criticizes previous attempts to attribute intrinsic value to nature and defends an anthropocentric position on biodiversity con...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy, emphasizing the conservation of biodiversity. Sahotra Sarkar criticizes previous attempts to attribute intrinsic value to nature and defends an anthropocentric position on biodiversity conservation based on an untraditional concept of transformative value. However, unlike other studies in the field of environmental philosophy, this book is concerned as much with epistemological issues as with environmental ethics. It covers a broad range of topics, including problems of explanation and prediction in traditional ecology and how individual-based models and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology are transforming ecology. Introducing a brief history of conservation biology, Sarkar analyzes the new consensus framework for conservation planning through adaptive management. He concludes with a discussion of the future directions for theoretical research in conservation biology and environmental philosophy."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 258 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511345289 0511345283 9780511498558 0511498551 1281108618 9781281108616 9780521851329 0521851327 9786611108618 6611108610 1139131311 9781139131315 0511344945 9780511344947 0511344589 9780511344589 0511344198 9780511344190 |