Philosophy and Biodiversity

by Juhani Pietarinen and Markku Oksanen

Book Overview

This important collection focuses on the nature and importance of biodiversity. The concept is clarified and its intrinsic and instrumental value are discussed. Even though the term biodiversity was invented in the 1980s to promote the cause of species conservation, discussions on biological diversity go back to Plato. There are many controversies surrounding biodiversity and a few of them are examined here: What is worthy of protection or restoration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521039142
• ISBN13: 9780521039147
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"