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BL
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1001610
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b755980
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| Main Entry
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Sarkar, Sahotra.
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| Title & Author
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Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy : : an Introduction.
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
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1 online resource (278 pages).
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| ISBN
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0511344589
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: 9780511344589
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dediction; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction; 1 Introduction; 2 Concern for the Environment; 3 Intrinsic Values and Biocentrism; 4 Tempered Anthropocentrism; 5 Problems of Ecology; 6 The Consensus View of Conservation Biology; 7 Incommensurability and Uncertainty; 8 In Conclusion; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy.
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Biodiversity.
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Bioethics.
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Environmental sciences.
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Human ecology-- Study and teaching.
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Biodiversity.
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Bioethics.
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Environmental sciences.
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Human ecology-- Study and teaching.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.95/16
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| LC Classification
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GE40 .S27 2005
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GE40.S27 2005
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