The Philosophy of Ecology(English, Paperback, unknown)

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The Philosophy of Ecology(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by University of Georgia Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0820322202 (ISBN 10) and 9780820322209 (ISBN 13).

This is the first introductory anthology on the philosophy of ecology edited by an ecologist and a philosopher. It illustrates the range of philosophical approaches available to ecologists and provides a basis for understanding the thinking on which many of today's environmental ideas are founded. Collectively, these seminal readings make a powerful statement on the value of ecological knowledge and thinking in alleviating the many problems of modern industrial civilization. Issues covered include: the challenges of defining scientific ecology, tracing its genealogy, and distinguishing the science from various forms of "ecological-like" thinking the ontology of ecological entities and processes selected concepts of community, stability, diversity, and niche the methodology of ecology (rationalism and empiricism, reductionism and holism) the significance of evolutionary law for ecological science