Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.
Gaian theory, which holds that Earth's physical and biological processes are inextricably bound to form a self-regulating system, is more relevant than ever in light of increasing concerns about global climate change. The Gaian paradigm of Earth as a living system, first articul…
Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.
Ecological Politics
by Project Muse, Gaard, Greta Claire
fromBook collections on Project MUSE
An illuminating account of two interconnected social movements from their grassroots origins in the 1970s to the 1996 Green presidential campaign.
"This book explains the basic concepts of environmental ethics and applies them to global environmental problems. The author concisely introduces basic moral theories, discusses how these theories can be extended to consider the non-human world, and examines how environmental et…
"Articulates the fundamental importance of ontology to Hans Jonas'senvironmental ethics"--Provided by publisher.
"Articulates the fundamental importance of ontology to Hans Jonas's environmental ethics"--Résumé de l'éditeur.
"Articulates the fundamental importance of ontology to Hans Jonas's environmental ethics"--Provided by publisher.