James, Simon P, <br/><br/>
How nature matters :  culture, identity, and environmental value / 
Simon P James. 
 - First edition 
 - x, 173 pages ;   22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover<br/>How Nature Matters: Culture, Identity, and Environmental Value<br/>Copyright<br/>Dedication<br/>Contents<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Introduction<br/>PART 1: MEANS AND ENDS<br/>1: Instrumentality and Causation<br/>2: Cultural Ecosystem Services<br/>3: Limitations of the Standard Model<br/>PART 2: PARTS AND WHOLES<br/>4: The Meanings of Things<br/>5: Constitution<br/>6: Value and Disvalue<br/>7: Deep Ecology, Essentialism, Narrative, and Relational Value<br/>PART 3: WIDER ISSUES<br/>8: Why Nature?<br/>9: Beyond Value for Us<br/>10: Constitution and Rights<br/>Conclusion<br/>Bibliography<br/>Index 
<br/><br/> "How Nature Matters presents an original theory of nature's value based on part-whole relations. In so doing, it solves the difficult problem of how we should conceptualise nature's cultural values. The standard practice of framing them in terms of the provision of cultural ecosystem services is shown to be inadequate. When natural things have cultural value, they do not have it as service providers - that is, as means to valuable ends. They have it as parts of valuable and meaningful wholes - as parts of traditions, narratives, and cultural identities. These conclusions are developed and defended through twelve case studies, concerning, amongst other things, the contentious practice of dugong hunting and the religious significance of the site where the Buddha is said to have become enlightened. The author also analyses some cutting-edge policy-related topics, such as the debate surrounding the concept of relational value, and takes a stand on various foundational issues in environmental philosophy, including the question of whether anything on earth qualifies as natural"--  James presents an original theory of nature's value based on part-whole relations and solves the difficult problem of how we should conceptualize nature's cultural values. This accessible, engagingly written book will be essential reading for all those who wish to understand the moral and metaphysical dimensions of environmental issues. 
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Studies  Master of Arts in Philosophy 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198871613 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022935334 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Environmental sciences --Philosophy.<br/>Philosophy of nature.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.7 J23  / 2022