What's So Good about Biodiversity?: A Call for Better Reasoning about Nature's Value

by Donald S. Maier

Book Overview

There has been a deluge of material on biodiversity, starting from a trickle back in the mid-1980's. However, this book is entirely unique in its treatment of the topic. It is unique in its meticulously crafted, scientifically informed, philosophical examination of the norms and values that are at the heart of discussions about biodiversity. And it is unique in its point of view, which is the first to comprehensively challenge prevailing views about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400739907
• ISBN13: 9789400739901
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"