Philosophy of ecology / 
edited by Kevin deLaplante, Bryson Brown, Kent A. Peacock. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Kidlington, Oxford, UK ;  Waltham, MA :  North Holland,  2011. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 431 pages). 
 - Handbook of the philosophy of science ;  v. 11 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Front Cover; Philosophy of Ecology; Copyright Page; General Preface; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Introduction; Philosophy of Ecology Today; Part 1: Philosophical Issues in the History and Science of Ecology; Origins and Development of Ecology; The Legend of Order and Chaos: Communities and Early Community Ecology; Philosophical Themes in the Work of Robert H. Macarthur; Embodied Realism and Invasive Species; A Case Study in Concept Determination: Ecological Diversity; The Biodiversity-ecosystem Function Debate in Ecology; A Dynamical Approach to Ecosystem Identity. 
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<br/><br/> Annotation  The most pressing problems facing humanity today are all ecological or have a large ecological component. In this volume philosophers turn their attention to understanding the science of ecology and its huge implications for the human project. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780080930756 0080930751 1283115646 9781283115643 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB855061  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecology--Philosophy.<br/>SCIENCE--Environmental Science.<br/>NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.<br/>NATURE--Ecology.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.<br/>Ecology--Philosophy.<br/>Umweltbewusstsein<br/>Umweltethik<br/>Okologische Philosophie<br/>Philosophie<br/>Okologie
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577/.01