Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice
分類: 图书,进口原版,Business & Investing(商业与投资),Economics(经济学),Sustainable Development,
品牌: Sahotra Sarkar
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2012年2月7日)平装:224页正文语种:英语ISBN:0470671823条形码:9780470671825商品尺寸:15.4 x 1.3 x 23 cm商品重量:295 gASIN:0470671823商品描述内容简介The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making todayEncompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and moreOffers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy textExplores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public policyAddresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations' responsibility and obligation for environmental problemsAnchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline's real-world importance作者简介Sahotra Sarkarspecializes in the history and philosophy of science and conservation biology; he helped develop the framework for systematic conservation planning for the protection of biodiversity (as co-author, with Chris Margules, ofSystematic Conservation Planning). He also co-editedThe Philosophy of Science: An EncyclopediaandA Companion to the Philosophy of Biology. He is the author ofDoubting Darwin?: Creationist Designs on Evolution(Blackwell),Genetics and Reductionism,Molecular Models of Life, andBiodiversity and Environmental Philosophy. He is a professor of Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin.