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An ethics of biodiversity [electronic resource] : Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life / Kevin J. O'Brien.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 221 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781589016644 (electronic bk.)
  • 1589016645 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethics of biodiversity.DDC classification:
  • 261.8/8 22
LOC classification:
  • BT695.5 .O27 2010eb
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Contents:
Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity -- Defining biodiversity -- The variety of life -- Why biodiversity matters -- Valuing life and ecosystems -- The sacramental value of the variety of life -- The levels of biodiversity -- Scaling conservation -- Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics -- Political and morally formative conservation -- Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation -- Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation -- Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity -- Biological and cultural diversity -- Diversities and justice -- Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index.

Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity -- Defining biodiversity -- The variety of life -- Why biodiversity matters -- Valuing life and ecosystems -- The sacramental value of the variety of life -- The levels of biodiversity -- Scaling conservation -- Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics -- Political and morally formative conservation -- Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation -- Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation -- Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity -- Biological and cultural diversity -- Diversities and justice -- Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity.

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