The Unity of Nature: Wholeness and Disintegration in Ecology and Science
Alan Marshall, "The Unity of Nature: Wholeness and Disintegration in Ecology and Science"
2002 | pages: 289 | ISBN: 1860943306 | PDF | 17,1 mb
2002 | pages: 289 | ISBN: 1860943306 | PDF | 17,1 mb
Natural unity is not an entirely innocent worldview. Various scientists and scholars have tried to use natural unity to legitimize political viewpoints that stand in stark opposition to those of environmentalists who promulgate the unity of nature for progressive social change.
This book discusses how this situation has transpired by examining the recent history of the social political and intellectual processes involved. These include the social construction of the Organicism versus Mechanicism debate in ecology, the links between neo-classical economic principles and the 'New Sciences', the techno-scientific background of Chaos theory and Gaja theory, and the social conservatism of ecological functionalism.
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