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Autore |
Marshall Alan |
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Titolo |
The unity of nature [[electronic resource] ] : wholeness and disintegration in ecology and science / / Alan Marshall |
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London, : Imperial College Press, c2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 280 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology - Philosophy |
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Philosophy of nature |
Integration (Theory of knowledge) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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