| Description |
xix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Values -- Ch. 3. American Society -- Ch. 4. Activities -- Ch. 5. Species -- Ch. 6. Culture -- Ch. 7. Endangered Species -- Ch. 8. Conserving Biological Diversity -- Ch. 9. Education and Ethics |
| Summary |
Throughout, Kellert argues that the preservation of biodiversity is fundamentally linked to human well-being as he illustrates the importance of biological diversity to the human sociocultural and psychological condition. His discussion provides the reader with a deeper understanding of how humans depend on a vast matrix of affiliations with other living things to achieve lives rich in meaning and value |
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Debate on the threat to humanity posed by the massive and widespread loss of biological diversity has largely emphasized economic and ecological consequences. In The Value of Life, a leading social scientist adds a critical new dimension. Stephen R. Kellert explores the actual and perceived importance of biological diversity for humankind's physical, emotional, intellectual, and even spiritual well-being. Kellert identifies ten basic values, which he describes as biologically based, inherent human tendencies that are greatly influenced and moderated by culture, learning, and experience |
| Analysis |
Biodiversity conservation Philosophy |
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Biological diversity |
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Ecology |
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Environmental degradation Moral and ethical aspects |
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Human ecology |
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Human ecology Philosophy |
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Man Influcence on environment |
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Nature conservation Philosophy |
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Philosophy of nature |
| Bibliography |
Includes biographical references (pages 219-248) and index |
| Notes |
Text in Italian |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- Philosophy.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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Nature conservation -- Philosophy.
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Environmental degradation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Philosophy of nature.
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| LC no. |
95032210 |
| ISBN |
1559633174 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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1559633182 (paperback) |
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8878193968 |
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