The unity of nature [[electronic resource] ] : wholeness and disintegration in ecology and science / / Alan Marshall
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Imperial College Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (vii, 280 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 577.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ecology - Philosophy |
| Concord | |
| Philosophy of nature | |
| Integration (Theory of knowledge) | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The unity of nature |
| ISBN: | 1-86094-954-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778253303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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