The Preservation of Species / / Bryan G. Norton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Norton, Bryan G.,
• MitwirkendeR: Callicott, J. Balrd,; Carlton, Robert L.,; Kellert, Stephen R.,; Leitzell, Terry L.,; Lovejoy, Thomas E.,; Norton, Bryan G.,; Randall, Alan,; Regan, Donald H.,; Slobodkin, Lawrence B.,; Sober, Elliott,; Vermeij, Geerat J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 430
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

For all persons seriously concerned about the destruction of natural environments in the contemporary world, this book presents a comprehensive rationale for preserving wild species and ecosystems. Bryan G. Norton appeals most centrally to "transformative value," the power of human contact...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I. The Problem
• Introduction to Part I.
• 1. Species Leave the Ark One by One
• 2. The Biology of Human-Caused Extinction
• 3. Social and Perceptual Factors in the Preservation of Animal Species
• PART II. Values and Objectives
• Introduction to Part II
• 4. Human Preferences, Economics, and the Preservation of Species
• 5. On the Inherent Danger of Undervaluing Species
• 6. On the Intrinsic Value of Nonhuman Species
• 7. Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism
• 8. Duties of Preservation
• PART III. Management Considerations
• Introduction to Part III
• 9. On the Susceptibility of Different Species to Extinction: Elementary Instructions for Owners of a World
• 10. Species Protection and Management Decisions in an Uncertain World
• 11. Property Rights and Incentives in the Preservation of Species
• Epilogue
• Notes on Contributors
• Selected Bibliography
• Index