Sahotra Sarkar

Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780521143424
• ISBN-10: 052114342X
• Artikelnr.: 30976717

Autorenporträt

Sahotra Sarkar is a Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas, Austin. He came to Texas after teaching at Boston and McGill Universities and holding fellowships at MIT and the Max Planck Institute. A specialist in the history and philosophy of science, he has particular interests in both philosophy of biology and physics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Concerns for the environment
3. Intrinsic values and biocentrism
4. Tempered anthropocentrism
5. Problems of ecology
6. The consensus view of conservation biology
7. Incommensurability and uncertainty
8. Conclusion: issues for the future
References
Index.