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200 10$aMetaphors for environmental sustainability $eredefining our relationship with nature /$fBrendon Larson
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aNew Haven, Conn. $cYale University Press$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (224 p.)
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tI. Metaphor and Sustainability --$tII. Progress A Web of Science and Society --$tIII. Competitive Facts and Capitalist Values --$tIV. Engaging the Metaphoric Web --$tV. When Scientists Promote --$tVI. Advocating with Fear --$tVII. Seeking Sustainable Metaphors --$tVIII. Wisdom and Metaphor --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex
330   $aScientists 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.
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