Finding Order in Nature The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. O. Wilson |
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| Author:
| Farber, Paul Lawrence |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in Th Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7354-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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Many naturalists are drawn, consequently, to deeper philosophical and ethical issues: What is the extent of our ability to understand nature? And, understanding nature, will we be able to preserve it? Naturalists question the meaning of the order they discover and ponder our moral responsibility for it."--from the Introduction
Many naturalists are drawn, consequently, to deeper philosophical and ethical issues: What is the extent of our ability to understand nature? And, understanding nature, will we be able to preserve it? Naturalists question the meaning of the order they discover and ponder our moral responsibility for it."--from the Introduction