The Moral Authority of Nature
Contributors: Lorraine Daston (Editor); Fernando Vidal (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9780226136806
Subjects: Philosophy; Science; Science/Mathematics; History; History & Surveys - General; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects; General; Moral and ethical aspects; Nature; Philosophy of nature
First sentence: This book is about how humans use nature to think about standards of the good, the beautiful, the just, and the valuable.