Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science

Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science

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Book Description
Skeptical Environmentalism is Robert Joseph Kirkman's critical overview of the speculative tendencies of academic environmental philosophy. Drawn in part from sources in the history of philosophy and the history and philosophy of the natural sciences, the argument concludes with a reconception of environmental problems, and of the proper roles of philosophy and the natural sciences in addressing them.

About the Author
Robert Kirkman received his Ph.D. in philosophy from SUNY, Stony Brook. He is currently Assistant Professor of Science and Technology at the Lyman Briggs School at Michigan State University. His research interests encompass environmental philosophy, the history and philosophy of science, the history of philosophy, and suburban environments.

Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science,Robert Kirkman,Indiana University Press,0253214971,Ecology,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Studies,Environmental ethics,Environmental responsibility,Environmentalism,Ethics & Moral Philosophy,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Philosophy

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