Philosophy and biodiversity / edited by Markku Oksanen, Juhani Pietarinen.

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 diversi...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors:	Oksanen, Markku, 1966-, Pietarinen, Juhani
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:	Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
Subjects:	Biodiversity > Philosophy. Biodiversity. Philosophy. Philosophy Biodiversity Biodiversity > Philosophy Conference papers and proceedings