A Philosophy of Vegetal Life
Author: Michael Marder
The margins of philosophy are populated by non-human, non-animal living beings, including plants. While contemporary philosophers tend to refrain from raising ontological and ethical concerns with vegetal life, Michael M ... |
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How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
Author: John Marzluff & MR Tony Angell
Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They also exhibit an avian kind of eloquence, mate for life, and assoc ... |
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The Most Beautiful Images of the Universe
Author: Giles Sparrow
The heavens are alive with breathtaking beauty: from the incandescent surface of the Sun to the shimmering tail of a comet; the birth of planets to the death of stars; the dancing shadows of Jupiter's moons to the silhou ... |
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Why Human-induced Global Warming Could be in the Interests of Life
Author: Neil Paul Cummins
In this groundbreaking book the author considers the place of the human species within an evolving universe. He contends that the human species is special because it is the pinnacle of the evolutionary process and has a ... |
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Author: Jules Janick
Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base and so understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. Plant Breeding Reviews presents sta ... |
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A Reinterpretation of Holderlin's Philosophy
Author: Neil Paul Cummins
The German Romantic Friedrich Holderlin developed a unique perspective on the relationship between humankind and the rest of nature. He believed that humanity has a positive role to play in cosmic evolution, and that mod ... |
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Principles and Applications
Author: C. M. Cotton
Interest in ethnobotany has increased dramatically in recent years. The search for new medicines by the pharmaceutical industry has turned to plant natural products and to ethnobotanical studies as a first step in biopro ... |
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An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Genetic Modification of Crops and the Varieties of Sustainable Development
Author: Brian Meadows
In the first part of the book GM food is framed as an international environmental problem, and the various goals and definitions of the five different types of sustainable development are outlined. In the second part of ... |
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The Role of Economics in International Environmental Policy-making
Author: Brian Meadows
How can as much biodiversity as possible be preserved on the Earth? The author claims that the answer to this question lies in the realm of economics. Therefore, in this book he sets out to understand the role that econo ... |
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Author: Brian Meadows
The subject of this book is the degree to which the market and environmental protection are compatible. Can 'market mechanisms' be used to achieve adequate environmental protection? If not, can 'non-market regulations' b ... |
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Author: Thomas Sieger Derr, James A. Nash & Richard John Neuhaus
The international political and economic scene has changed dramatically in recent years; the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union are among the most visible changes that have swept through Europe ... |
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Sustainability, Respect & Spirituality
Author: Neil Paul Cummins
Most people believe that they know what it means to be 'green'. But do they? This book explores what it means to live a 'green' life for an individual human, and what it means for the human species to be a 'green' specie ... |
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Ideology, Economics & Politics
Author: Brian Meadows
The global environmental problems that currently exist have been caused by democratic states. If the environmental impacts of democratic states had never occurred then the human perturbations of the environment would not ... |
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Why Do Humans Live in Dangerous Places?
Author: Simon Saint
The natural workings of the Earth often lead to immense human suffering. Is this suffering inevitable? In this book Simon Saint makes the case that it isn't. He considers two events which are typically thought of as 'nat ... |
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Author: Cuger Brant
To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true.This is not another book of Global Warming scare tactics. This IS your future... They say 'a little lear ... |
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Author: Kathy Sutcliffe
Jackie McKay has been awarded a grant to complete a study in the serene wilderness of the North Island of New Zealand. The serenity of life in the bush is shattered, however, when Ethan steps into her life and rescues he ... |
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Author: Isabella Lovin
"Isabella Lovin writes with great passion and clarity about the crisis facing global fish stocks. Exposing the weak short termism of governments, and the persistent failure of the EU fisheries policy to act on the clear ... |
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Author: Isabella Lovin
"Isabella Lovin writes with great passion and clarity about the crisis facing global fish stocks. Exposing the weak short termism of governments, and the persistent failure of the EU fisheries policy to act on the clear ... |
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Author: Jules Janick
Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base and so understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. This volume presents state-of-the-a ... |
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Weather Weirdness around the World
Author: Patricia L Barnes-Svarney & Thomas E. Svarney
"The skies aren't friendly anymore!" Sweltering heat waves. Bone-chilling blizzards. Ferocious winds. Mighty peculiar weather we've been having, isn't it? Well, scientists predict that climate trends are only going to ... |
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