Speciesism in Biology and Culture How Human Exceptionalism is Pushing Planetary Boundaries /

Speciesism in Biology and Culture How Human Exceptionalism is Pushing Planetary Boundaries /

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This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The 21st-century western wo...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Swartz, Brian (Editor), Mishler, Brent D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology).
Environment.
History.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Ethics.
Environmental sciences > Social aspects.
Evolutionary Biology.
Environmental Sciences.
Conservation Biology.
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
Environmental Social Sciences.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Biology and Culture
  • Chapter 1. Speciesism in Biology and Culture: How Human Exceptionalism is Pushing Planetary Boundaries
  • Chapter 2. Race and Human Genomic Variation
  • Chapter 3. Science Without Species: Doing Science With Tree-Thinking
  • Part II. Culture and History
  • Chapter 4. The Colonization of Islands as Microcosms for Human Impacts on an Interplanetary Scale
  • Chapter 5. Species, God, and Dominion
  • Chapter 6. Symbols and How We Came to be Human
  • Part III. Conservation and Law
  • Chapter 7. Law and Nature: Human, Nonhuman, and Ecosystem Rights
  • Chapter 8. A Phylogenetic Approach to Conservation: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning for a Changing Globe
  • Part IV. Sustainability and the Future
  • Chapter 9. Energy and Society: Toward a Sustainable Future.

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