Philosophy and biodiversity

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Group Author: Oksanen Markku 1966-; Pietarinen Juhani
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, UK New York, NY, USA
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xv, 258 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0521804302
Index Number: Q16
CLC: Q16
Call Number: Q16/P568
Contents: Based on a seminar held in Aug. 1999 at the University of Turku, Finland.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The phenomenon of biodiversity / Julia Koricheva, Helena Siipi -- Making biodiversity crisis tractable: a process perspective / Yrj··o Haila -- Plato on diversity and stability in nature / Juhani Pietarinen -- Biodiversity, Darwin, and the fossil record / Kim Cuddlington, Michael Ruse -- Biological diversity, ecological stability, and downward causation / Gregory M. Mikkelson -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Philosopher as botanist / Finn Arler -- There is biodiversity and biodiversity: implications for environmental philosophy / Keekok Lee -- Evaluating biodiversity for conservation: a victim of