The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity

Garson, Justin

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity - New York Routledge 2017 - 349p - Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy; 201700ENGGFS8 .

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Historical and Sociological Contexts.........9 A confluence of Values.......11 Extinction and Biodeversity ...........26 2. What is Biodiversity ?...................41 Approaches to biodervsity................43 Is Biodiversity a natural Quality ..........56 A general Model for Biodiversity and its value ................69 Biodiversity eliminativism ............86 Biodiversity and biological Diversities: Consequences of Pluralism between Biology and policy ............96 Ecological Hierarchy and Biodiversity ...........110 Unnatural Kinds: Biodiversity and Human-Modified Entities ................125 Going Small...........139 3. Why protect Biodiversity ? ............153 4. Measurement and Methodology...........227 5. Social Contexts and Global Justice .................279 6. Biodiversity and other Environmental Values ................309

9781138827738 16590

N54.2 / G195

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