Norton The Preservation of Species

Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5786-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 430, 320 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Norton, Bryan G.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. ix
Introduction, pg. 1
Introduction to Part I., pg. 9
1. Species Leave the Ark One by One, pg. 13
2. The Biology of Human-Caused Extinction, pg. 28
3. Social and Perceptual Factors in the Preservation of Animal Species, pg. 50
Introduction to Part II, pg. 77
4. Human Preferences, Economics, and the Preservation of Species, pg. 79
5. On the Inherent Danger of Undervaluing Species, pg. 110
6. On the Intrinsic Value of Nonhuman Species, pg. 138
7. Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism, pg. 173
8. Duties of Preservation, pg. 195
Introduction to Part III, pg. 223
9. On the Susceptibility of Different Species to Extinction: Elementary Instructions for Owners of a World, pg. 226
10. Species Protection and Management Decisions in an Uncertain World, pg. 243
11. Property Rights and Incentives in the Preservation of Species, pg. 255
Epilogue, pg. 268
Notes on Contributors, pg. 285
Selected Bibliography, pg. 289
Index, pg. 297