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Philosophy of ecology
Title:
Philosophy of ecology
Author:
DeLaplante, Kevin.
ISBN:
9780080930756
9781283115643
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Kidlington, Oxford, UK ; Waltham, MA : North Holland, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 431 pages).
Series:
Handbook of the philosophy of science ; v. 11
Handbook of the philosophy of science ; v. 11.
Contents:
Front Cover; Philosophy of Ecology; Copyright Page; General Preface; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Introduction; Philosophy of Ecology Today; Part 1: Philosophical Issues in the History and Science of Ecology; Origins and Development of Ecology; The Legend of Order and Chaos: Communities and Early Community Ecology; Philosophical Themes in the Work of Robert H. Macarthur; Embodied Realism and Invasive Species; A Case Study in Concept Determination: Ecological Diversity; The Biodiversity-ecosystem Function Debate in Ecology; A Dynamical Approach to Ecosystem Identity.
Abstract:
Annotation The most pressing problems facing humanity today are all ecological or have a large ecological component. In this volume philosophers turn their attention to understanding the science of ecology and its huge implications for the human project.
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Electronic Access:
ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444516732Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QH540.5 .P45 2011 EB | 1183778-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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