Geo-Logic: Breaking Ground between Philosophy and the Earth SciencesSUNY Press, 2003 M02 27 - 184 pages Using a unified vision of geology, consisting of equal parts geo-poetry, geo-politics, geo-theology, and geo-science, Geo-Logic redraws the boundaries between philosophy and the earth sciences. Although each discipline makes crucial contributions to contemporary environmental concerns, neither will fulfill its potential until it transforms itself by engaging the other. This book offers examples of how to relate environmental philosophy to science, public policy, and real world problems, and shows what is epistemologically distinctive about scientific work and how to respond to the cultural dynamics that are pulling these issues into the public sphere. Frodeman advocates humanizing the earth sciences and bringing philosophy into the field. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ACID MINE PHILOSOPHY | 19 |
CORROSIVE EFFECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE METAPHYSICS OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE | 37 |
THE PLACES OF SCIENCE THE HEAVENS THE LAB THE FIELD AND THE SCREEN | 59 |
EARTH STORIES | 77 |
THE PHILOSOPHY OF FIELD SCIENCE | 95 |
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Geo-Logic: Breaking Ground between Philosophy and the Earth Sciences Robert Frodeman Limited preview - 2012 |
Geo-Logic: Breaking Ground between Philosophy and the Earth Sciences Robert Frodeman No preview available - 2003 |
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References to this book
Soils, Stones and Symbols: Cultural Perceptions of the Mineral World Nicole Boivin Limited preview - 2004 |