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Recognizing the autonomy of nature : theory and practice /

"How do the ways in which we think about and describe nature shape the use and protection of the environment? Do our seemingly well-intentioned efforts in environmental conservation reflect a respect for nature or our desire to control nature's wildness? The contributors to this collection...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Heyd, Thomas, 1956- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2005]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: recognizing the autonomy of nature: theory and practice / Thomas Heyd
  • Part I. Nature and autonomy of nature: are they real? Toward a progressive naturalism / Val Plumwood
  • Is nature autonomous? / Keekok Lee
  • Part II. Autonomous nature and human interests: are they compatible? The liberation of humanity and nature / Eric Katz
  • Respecting nature's autonomy in relationship with humanity / Ned Hettinger
  • Autonomy and agriculture / William Throop and Beth Vickers
  • Part III. Management, restoration, and the autonomy of nature: a paradox? Homo administrator: managing a needy nature? / Dean Bavington
  • Purple loosestrife and the "bounding" of nature in North American wetlands / John Sandlos
  • Restoration, autonomy, and domination / Andrew Light
  • Ecological restoration and the renewal of wildness and freedom / Mark Woods
  • Conclusion: autonomy, restoration, and the law of nature / William R. Jordan III.