Philosophy of Ecology |
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| Series edited by:
| Gabbay, Dov M.
Thagard, Paul
Woods, John
Woods, John |
| Volume Editor:
| Brown, Bryson
de Laplante, Kevin
Peacock, Kent |
| Series title: | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-444-51673-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology
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| Imprint: | North Holland |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $215.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThe 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.