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050 0 0 _aQH540.5
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100 1 _aCooper, Gregory John,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe science of the struggle for existence :
_bon the foundations of ecology /
_cGregory J. Cooper.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2003.
300 _a1 online resource (xv, 319 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge studies in philosophy and biology
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aThe struggle for existence -- The roots of controversy -- Must there be a balance of nature? -- The pursuit of ecological generality -- Model building: a controversial craft -- Theoretical explanation and fundamental laws -- The explanatory continuum -- Theories, models, and explanatory tools.
520 _aThis book is a sustained examination of issues in the philosophy of ecology that have been a source of controversy since the emergence of ecology as an explicit scientific discipline. The controversies revolve around the idea of a balance of nature, the possibility of general ecological knowledge and the role of model-building in ecology. The Science of the Struggle for Existence is also a detailed treatment of these issues that incorporates both a comprehensive investigation of the relevant ecological literature and the development of an explicit theoretical framework in the philosophy of science. It addresses issues in the philosophy of ecology that are of particular importance for the deployment of ecology in the solution of environmental problems. It will have a cross-disciplinary appeal and will interest students and professionals in science, the philosophy of science, and environmental studies as well as policy-makers.
650 0 _aEcology
_xPhilosophy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521804325
830 0 _aCambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511720154
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