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Philosophy of Ecology: Volume 11

Philosophy of Ecology: Volume 11

Hardcover

Series: Handbook of the Philosophy of Science, Book 11

Environmental Studies

ISBN10: 0444516735
ISBN13: 9780444516732
Publisher: North-Holland
Published: Jun 1 2011
Pages: 444
Weight: 2.40
Height: 1.00 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The most pressing problems facing humanity today -- over-population, energy shortages, climate change, soil erosion, species extinctions, the risk of epidemic disease, the threat of warfare that could destroy all the hard-won gains of civilization, and even the recent fibrillations of the stock market -- 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. To get the application of ecology to policy or other practical concerns right, humanity needs a clear and disinterested philosophical understanding of ecology which can help identify the practical lessons of science. Conversely, the urgent practical demands humanity faces today cannot help but direct scientific and philosophical investigation toward the basis of those ecological challenges that threaten human survival. This book will help to fuel the timely renaissance of interest in philosophy of ecology that is now occurring in the philosophical profession.

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