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The unity of nature : wholeness and disintegration in ecology and science /

The idea behind The Unity of Nature is a strong theoretical theme in a number of scientific and environmental fields from ecosystems ecology, through quantum physics to environmental philosophy and ecopolitics giving rise to an inspiring, optimistic, socially-responsive and environment-friendly worl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marshall, Alan, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Imperial College Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • pt. A. It's all an environmentalist plot! ch. 1. Unity as an environmental idea: an introduction to the unity of nature in contemporary thought
  • pt. B. It's all a bourgeois plot! ch. 2. Falling into wholes: ecological fascism
  • ch. 3. Gaia: the technocentric embodiment of the unity of nature?
  • ch. 4. Natural conservatism: the unity of nature and social systems
  • ch. 5. Uniting the ecosystem with the economy
  • pt. C. It's all a postmodern plot(lessness)! ch. 6. What is this thing called postmodern science? ch. 7. Mechanicism vs organicism: a false dichotomy? ch. 8. An (other) postmodern ecology
  • Summary.