Philosophy of Ecology - An Introduction

Introduces the philosophical issues which ecology poses about the biological world and the environmental sciences attempting to protect it.

List of contents

Introduction: Why Philosophy of Ecology?; 1. The Ecological Niche; 2. Distinctively Ecological Laws and the Reality of Biological Communities; 3. The Balance of Nature; 4. Modeling in Ecology: Representation and Reduction; 5. Biodiversity; 6. Progress in Applied Ecology; 7. Fact and Value in Applied Ecology.

About the author

James Justus is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He has written numerous book chapters and journal articles on the philosophy of biology, the history of analytic philosophy and general philosophy of science.

Summary

Ecology is indispensable to understanding the biological world and addressing environmental problems humanity faces. Its philosophy has never been more important. This book introduces the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological issues ecology poses in accessible language, and is illustrated with scientifically informed, up-to-date examples.

Product details

• Authors: James Justus, James (Florida State University) Justus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781107040045
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04004-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Philosophy, Applied ecology, The environment, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social impact of environmental issues, Science / Environmental Science, Environmentalist thought and ideology, PHILOSOPHY / Environmental