03323nam 2200649 a 450 991082252660332120240418004347.01-283-15054-997866131505470-300-15154-310.12987/9780300151541(CKB)2670000000095633(StDuBDS)AH24487510(SSID)ssj0000524158(PQKBManifestationID)11349614(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524158(PQKBWorkID)10543803(PQKB)10211082(MiAaPQ)EBC3420708(DE-B1597)485227(OCoLC)738478084(DE-B1597)9780300151541(Au-PeEL)EBL3420708(CaPaEBR)ebr10480878(CaONFJC)MIL315054(OCoLC)923596178(EXLCZ)99267000000009563320100824d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrMetaphors for environmental sustainability redefining our relationship with nature /Brendon Larson1st ed.New Haven, Conn. Yale University Press20111 online resource (224 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-15153-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --I. Metaphor and Sustainability --II. Progress A Web of Science and Society --III. Competitive Facts and Capitalist Values --IV. Engaging the Metaphoric Web --V. When Scientists Promote --VI. Advocating with Fear --VII. Seeking Sustainable Metaphors --VIII. Wisdom and Metaphor --Notes --Bibliography --IndexScientists turn to metaphors to formulate and explain scientific concepts, but an ill-considered metaphor can lead to social misunderstandings and counterproductive policies, Brendon Larson observes in this stimulating book. He explores how metaphors can entangle scientific facts with social values and warns that, particularly in the environmental realm, incautious metaphors can reinforce prevailing values that are inconsistent with desirable sustainability outcomes. Metaphors for Environmental Sustainability draws on four case studies-two from nineteenth-century evolutionary science, and two from contemporary biodiversity science-to reveal how metaphors may shape the possibility of sustainability. Arguing that scientists must assume greater responsibility for their metaphors, and that the rest of us must become more critically aware of them, the author urges more critical reflection on the social dimensions and implications of metaphors while offering practical suggestions for choosing among alternative scientific metaphors.NatureEffect of human beings onSustainabilityMetaphorNatureEffect of human beings on.Sustainability.Metaphor.304.2Larson Brendon1596843MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822526603321Metaphors for environmental sustainability4089584UNINA