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Title: The Value of Life: Biological Diversity and Human Society by Stephen R. Kellert ISBN: 1-55963-317-4 Publisher: Shearwater Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Comprehensive Intro. of Biodiversity and Human Interference
Comment: Kellert does a wonderful job of carefully exploring how humans define and perceive nature, respective of their cultural backgrounds, gender, economic status, et. al. His study, one that took a couple of decades to accomplish, provides readers with an abundance of information about bioligical diversity, ideas about biophilia, and ways in which we can lessen our destructive impact on the natural world.
His discussion of the history, effectiveness, and ineffectiveness of the Endangered Species Act (one of the strongest sections of the book)is especially revealing in regard to problems that are encountered yearly in the environmental movement. One of Kellert's main organzing ideas is that we need to stop looking at biological diversity in purely economic terms. His research intimates that this mindset is changing, but it could be way too late.
For anyone who is interested in environmental concerns, Kellert provides a wealth of perspectives to show the complexity of humans' interaction with the natural world. I highly recommend this work for readers who are concerned about the environment and for folks who should be concerned.
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Title: The Good in Nature and Humanity: Connecting Science, Religion, and Spirituality With the Natural World by Stephen R. Kellert, Timothy J. Farnham ISBN: 1559638389 Publisher: Island Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Biophilia Hypothesis by Stephen R. Kellert, Edward O. Wilson ISBN: 1559631473 Publisher: Island Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson ISBN: 0679768114 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations by Peter H. Kahn, Peter, Jr Kahn, Stephen R. Kellert ISBN: 0262611759 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Kinship to Mastery: Biophilia in Human Evolution and Development by Stephen R. Kellert ISBN: 1559633727 Publisher: Island Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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