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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451677703321

Autore

Marshall Alan

Titolo

The unity of nature [[electronic resource] ] : wholeness and disintegration in ecology and science / / Alan Marshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, c2002

ISBN

1-86094-954-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 280 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

577.01

Soggetti

Ecology - Philosophy

Concord

Philosophy of nature

Integration (Theory of knowledge)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents: It's All an Environmentalist Plot!: Unity as an Environmental Idea: An Introduction to the Unity of Nature in Contemporary Thought; It's All a Bourgeois Plot!: Falling into Wholes: Ecological Fascism; Gaia: The Technocentric Embodiment of the Unity of Nature?; Natural Conservatism: The Unity of Nature and Social Systems; Uniting the Ecosystem with the Economy; It's All a Postmodern Plot(lessness)!: What is This Thing Called Postmodern Science?; Mechanicism vs Organicism: A False Dichotomy?; An (Other) Postmodern Ecology.

Sommario/riassunto

The idea behind this text is a strong theoretical theme in a number of scientific and environmental fields from ecosystems ecology, through quantum physics to environmental philosophy and ecopolitics. This gives rise to an optimistic, socially-responsive and environment-friendly worldview.