The death of our planet's species : a challenge to ecology and ethics / / Martin Gorke ; translated from German by Patricia Nevers
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| Autore: |
Gorke Martin <1958->
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| Titolo: |
The death of our planet's species : a challenge to ecology and ethics / / Martin Gorke ; translated from German by Patricia Nevers
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, : Island Press, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ecology - Philosophy |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-393) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Basic Problem and Possible Solutions -- Part A: Hopes for an "Ecological Solution -- I: Ecology as the Epitome of Controlling Nature? -- 2. Technical Optimism -- 3. Supposed and Temporary Limits -- 4. Fundamental Limits of Ecology -- 5. Limits Set by Epistemology and Theory of Science -- 6. Alternatice Science? -- 7. Science and Worldviews -- II: The Science of Ecology as a Normative Authority? -- 8. The Naturalistic Fallacy -- 9. Consequences of Naturalism -- 10. What Do We Mean by "Ecological"? -- 11. A Critique of Guiding Principles of Ecology -- 12. Ecological Health? -- 13. Ecologism -- III: What Ecology Has to Offer -- 14. The Normativistic Fallacy -- 15. "Ecological Thinking -- 16. Principles of a Change in Attitude -- 17. Questions for Ethics Posed by Ecology -- Part B: The Debate about and Ethical Solition -- 18. A Typology of Positions in Environmental Ethics -- 19. The Scope of the Discussion -- I: A Pragmatic Appraoch: Is Anthropocentrism Sufficient? -- 20. Species Protection as an Intuitive Postulate -- 21. Athropocentric Justification for Species Protection -- 22. The Limits of Utlity Argumentation -- 23. Psychological and Sociopsychological Aspects -- 24. Expanding the Scope of Moral Responsibility -- II: A Theoretical Approach: Can Holism Be Justified? -- 25. Fundanmental Objections to Extension -- 26. Regarding the Nature, Claims and Prerqusites of Justification -- 27. From an Antrhopocentric Worldview to a Holistic One -- 28. Justification for Holostic Ethics -- 29. Obejctions from Other Ethical Schools o Thought -- 30. Species Protection as a Paradigm of Pluralistic Holism -- 31. Balancing Interestis and Dealing with Conflicting Duties -- 32. Conclusions and Prospects -- 33. Notes -- 34. Biblography. |
| About the Author -- Index -- Island Press Board of Directors 2003. | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The death of our planet's species |
| ISBN: | 1-61091-057-5 |
| 1-59726-855-0 | |
| 1-4237-0778-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807039303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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