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...

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Main Author: Sarkar, Sahotra 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology
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Summary:"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-250) and index
Physical Description:xvi, 258 S.
ISBN:9780521851329
0521851327

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