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245 10 a| Philosophical foundations for the practices of ecology /c| William Reiners, Jeffrey A. Lockwood.;

260 a| Cambridge, UK ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2010.;

300 a| xiii, 212 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "Ecologists use a remarkable range of methods and techniques to understand complex, inherently variable, and functionally diverse entities and processes across a staggering range of spatial, temporal and interactive scales. These multiple perspectives make ecology very different to the exemplar of science often presented by philosophers. In Philosophical Foundations for the Practices of Ecology, designed for graduate students and researchers, ecology is put into a new philosophical framework that engages with this inherent pluralism while still placing constraints on the ways that we can investigate and understand nature. The authors begin by exploring the sources of variety in the practice of ecology and how these have led to the current conceptual confusion. They argue that the solution is to adopt the approach of constrained perspectivism and go on to explore the ontological, metaphysical, and epistemological aspects of this position and how it can be used in ecological research and teaching"--Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual confusion in ecology -- 3. Causes of ecology's conceptual confusion -- 4. Finding ourselves in philosophical terms -- 5. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : an introduction -- 6. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : ontology -- 7. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : metaphysics -- 8. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : epistemology -- 9. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : a summary -- 10. The practice of constrained perspectivism in ecology -- 11. What constrained perspectivism offers to the teaching of ecology -- 12. The heroic handyman and the future of ecology.;

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700 1 a| Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan,d| 1960-=| ^A440260;

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Philosophical foundations for the practices of ecology / William Reiners, Jeffrey A. Lockwood.

Author/creator	Reiners, William A.
Other author	Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan, 1960-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description	xiii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Ecology--Philosophy. Perspective (Philosophy)

Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual confusion in ecology -- 3. Causes of ecology's conceptual confusion -- 4. Finding ourselves in philosophical terms -- 5. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : an introduction -- 6. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : ontology -- 7. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : metaphysics -- 8. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : epistemology -- 9. Ecological pragmatism and constrained perspectivism : a summary -- 10. The practice of constrained perspectivism in ecology -- 11. What constrained perspectivism offers to the teaching of ecology -- 12. The heroic handyman and the future of ecology.
Abstract	"Ecologists use a remarkable range of methods and techniques to understand complex, inherently variable, and functionally diverse entities and processes across a staggering range of spatial, temporal and interactive scales. These multiple perspectives make ecology very different to the exemplar of science often presented by philosophers. In Philosophical Foundations for the Practices of Ecology, designed for graduate students and researchers, ecology is put into a new philosophical framework that engages with this inherent pluralism while still placing constraints on the ways that we can investigate and understand nature. The authors begin by exploring the sources of variety in the practice of ecology and how these have led to the current conceptual confusion. They argue that the solution is to adopt the approach of constrained perspectivism and go on to explore the ontological, metaphysical, and epistemological aspects of this position and how it can be used in ecological research and teaching"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009024548
ISBN	9780521115698 (hardback)
ISBN	0521115698 (hardback)
ISBN	9780521133036 (pbk.)
ISBN	0521133033 (pbk.)

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