Living with the Earth : an Introduction to Environmental Philosophy Kent Alan Peacock Living with the Earth offers a unique approach to environmental philosophy, featuring a number of significant Canadian authors and issues, and a coherent interdisciplinary viewpoint linking scientific, economic, ethical, and historical aspects of the environmental problem. Core chapters examine environmental ethics, the basics of ecology (emphasizing symbiosis and ecosystem wholeness), environmental vs economic priorities, and environmental crises both current and historical. |
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