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Philosophy and biodiversity /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Philosophy and biodiversity // edited by Markku Oksanen, Juhani Pietarinen.
remainder title:	Philosophy & Biodiversity
other author:	Oksanen, Markku,
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Biodiversity - Philosophy. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511498527
ISBN:	9780511498527 (ebook)

Philosophy and biodiversity /
Philosophy and biodiversity /Philosophy & Biodiversityedited by Markku Oksanen, Juhani Pietarinen. - 1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology. - Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

The phenomenon of biodiversity / Julia Koricheva, Helena Siipi -- Making biodiversity crisis tractable: a process perspective / Yrjö Haila -- Plato on diversity and stability in nature / Juhani Pietarinen -- Biodiversity, Darwin, and the fossil record / Kim Cuddlington, Michael Ruse -- Biological diversity, ecological stability, and downward causation / Gregory M. Mikkelson -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Philosopher as botanist / Finn Arler -- There is biodiversity and biodiversity: implications for environmental philosophy / Keekok Lee -- Evaluating biodiversity for conservation: a victim of the traditional paradigm / Peter R. Hobson, Jed Bultitude -- Limits to substitutability in nature conservation / Dieter Birnbacher -- Biological diversity and conservation policy / Kate Rawles -- Beavers and biodiversity: the ethics of ecological restoration / Christian Gamborg, Peter Sandøe -- Differentiated responsibilities / Robin Attfield.

This important collection focuses on the nature and importance of biodiversity. The concept is clarified and its intrinsic and instrumental value are discussed. Even though the term biodiversity was invented in the 1980s to promote the cause of species conservation, discussions on biological diversity go back to Plato. There are many controversies surrounding biodiversity and a few of them are examined here: What is worthy of protection or restoration and what is the acceptable level of costs? Is it permissible to kill sentient animals to promote native populations? Can species be reintroduced if they have disappeared a long time ago? How should the responsibilities for biodiversity be shared? This book will be of interest to philosophers of science and biologists, but also to anyone interested in conservation and the environment.

ISBN: 9780511498527 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

802787
Biodiversity
--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: QH541.15.B56 / P48 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 333.95

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