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What's So Good About Biodiversity?: A Call for Better Reasoning About Nature's Value (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics) (Volume 19)
Donald S. Maier
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Description for What's So Good About Biodiversity?: A Call for Better Reasoning About Nature's Value (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics) (Volume 19)
Paperback. This unique exploration of biodiversity breaks down the distinctions between science and economics, dissenting from the prevailing view in challenging the widely cherished assumptions that underpin the seemingly unassailable arguments of environmentalists. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 575 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; K; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 900.
There has been a deluge of material on biodiversity, starting from a trickle back in the mid-1980's. However, this book is entirely unique in its treatment of the topic. It is unique in its meticulously crafted, scientifically informed, philosophical examination of the norms and values that are at the heart of discussions about biodiversity. And it is unique in its point of view, which is the first to comprehensively challenge prevailing views about biodiversity and its value. According to those dominant views, biodiversity is an extremely good thing – so good that it has become the emblem of natural value. ... Read more
There has been a deluge of material on biodiversity, starting from a trickle back in the mid-1980's. However, this book is entirely unique in its treatment of the topic. It is unique in its meticulously crafted, scientifically informed, philosophical examination of the norms and values that are at the heart of discussions about biodiversity. And it is unique in its point of view, which is the first to comprehensively challenge prevailing views about biodiversity and its value. According to those dominant views, biodiversity is an extremely good thing – so good that it has become the emblem of natural value. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400770997
SKU
V9789400770997
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Reviews for What's So Good About Biodiversity?: A Call for Better Reasoning About Nature's Value (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics) (Volume 19)
From the reviews: “This book is a tour de force of scholarship that engages an astonishing number of perspectives and aggressively challenges a deeply and widely held assumption in our thinking about nature’s value. … it is meticulously organized and serves as a rich resource for all things biodiversity.” (David E. Storey, Environmental Philosophy, Vol. 10 (1), 2013) ... Read more