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Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics Newman Varner Linquist
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- Book Title
- Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics (2017)
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- Hardcover
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- English
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521768861
ISBN-13
9780521768863
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234954330
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
454 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Defending Biodiversity : Environmental Science and Ethics
Subject
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
30 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-023820
Reviews
'... the book provides an incredibly valuable discussion; one that ought to be had between wildlife managers, conservationists, and biologists the world over. Anyone working within the environmental field is likely to find this volume engaging and useful for carefully examining the strength of their own beliefs and go-to arguments for biodiversity conservation.' Emily A. Gregg, The Quarterly Review of Biology
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
333.9516
Table Of Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Instrumental Value Defenses: 1. Biodiversity and the environmentalist agenda; 2. Ecosystem functioning and stability; 3. The precautionary principle; 4. Agricultural and pharmaceutical benefits; 5. Nature-based tourism and 'transformative value'; 6. How far do instrumental-value defenses get us?; Part II. Intrinsic Value Defenses: 7. Methodology in philosophical ethics; 8. Extensionism in environmental ethics; 9. Ecoholism: do ecological wholes have intrinsic value?; 10. Ecoholism 2: Callicott on the Leopold land ethic; 11. Should biodiversity be conserved for its aesthetic value?; 12. How far do intrinsic value defenses go?; 13. Conclusions and personal reflections; References; Index.
Synopsis
Imagine that you are an environmentalist who passionately believes that it is wrong to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How do you convince someone that a decision to drill is wrong? Debates about the environment and how humans ought to treat it have gone on for decades, yet arguments in favor of preserving biodiversity often lack empirical substance or are philosophically na ve, making them far less effective than they could be. This book critically examines arguments that are commonly offered in support of biodiversity conservation. The authors adopt a skeptical viewpoint to thoroughly test the strength of each argument and, by demonstrating how scientific evidence can be integrated with philosophical reasoning, they help environmentalists to better engage with public debate and judiciously inform public policy. This interdisciplinary and accessible book is essential reading for anyone who engages in discussions about the value of biodiversity conservation., Environmentalists are called upon to defend their conservation efforts, yet most lack training in the ethical dimensions of conservation biology or are unused to integrating scientific evidence into philosophical reasoning. This book equips environmentalists with the knowledge to strengthen arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity., Imagine that you are an environmentalist who passionately believes that it is wrong to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How do you convince someone that a decision to drill is wrong? Debates about the environment and how humans ought to treat it have gone on for decades, yet arguments in favor of preserving biodiversity often lack empirical substance or are philosophically naïve, making them far less effective than they could be. This book critically examines arguments that are commonly offered in support of biodiversity conservation. The authors adopt a skeptical viewpoint to thoroughly test the strength of each argument and, by demonstrating how scientific evidence can be integrated with philosophical reasoning, they help environmentalists to better engage with public debate and judiciously inform public policy. This interdisciplinary and accessible book is essential reading for anyone who engages in discussions about the value of biodiversity conservation.
LC Classification Number
QH77.3.C65
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