Philosophy of ecology
Philosophy of ecology [recurso electrónico] /
edited by Kevin deLaplante, Bryson Brown, Kent A. Peacock.
- 1st ed.
- Kidlington, Oxford, UK ; Waltham, MA : North Holland, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xii, 431 pages).
- Handbook of the philosophy of science ; v. 11 .
- Handbook of the philosophy of science ; v. 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9780080930756 (electronic bk.) 0080930751 (electronic bk.)
Ecology--Philosophy.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
NATURE--Ecology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Ecology--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
QH540.5 / .P45 2011eb
577/.01
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9780080930756 (electronic bk.) 0080930751 (electronic bk.)
Ecology--Philosophy.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
NATURE--Ecology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Ecology--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
QH540.5 / .P45 2011eb
577/.01
