Environmental Philosophy by Sarkar, Sahotra

Environmental Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470671825)

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Environmental Philosophy by Sarkar, Sahotra

Environmental Philosophy

$45.95
Environmental Philosophy by Sarkar, Sahotra

Environmental Philosophy

$45.95
Format: Paperback
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The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
  • Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and more
  • Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy text
  • Explores 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 policy
  • Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations' responsibility and obligation for environmental problems
  • Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline's real-world importance


Author: Sahotra Sarkar
ISBN-10: 0470671823
ISBN-13: 9780470671825
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2012
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
By Sahotra Sarkar
By Sahotra Sarkar
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Sahotra Sarkar specializes 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, of Systematic Conservation Planning). He also co-edited The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia and A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology. He is the author of Doubting Darwin?: Creationist Designs on Evolution (Blackwell), Genetics and Reductionism, Molecular Models of Life, and Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy. He is a professor of Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin.

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