The Philosophy of Ecology: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781107698154 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str.

James Justus

Opis

Introduces the philosophical issues which ecology poses about the biological world and the environmental sciences attempting to protect it.

Recenzje

'Recommended.' J. Burger, Choice Magazine

Spis treści

Introduction: Why Philosophy of Ecology?; 1. The Ecological Niche; 2. Distinctively Ecological Laws and the Reality of Biological Communities; 3. The Balance of Nature; 4. Modeling in Ecology: Representation and Reduction; 5. Biodiversity; 6. Progress in Applied Ecology; 7. Fact and Value in Applied Ecology.