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- ItemConceptual clarity, scientific rigour and 'The stories we are' : engaging with two challenges to the objectivity of invasion biology(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-11) Hattingh, Johan P.See article for abstract
- ItemHuman dimensions of invasive alien species in philosophical perspective : towards an ethic of conceptual responsibility(IUCN, 2001) Hattingh, Johan P.How can we find an appropriate language in which to formulate our concerns about, and our policy responses to, the problem of invasive alien species? This question arises from the tensions between our conventional vocabulary and the context within which we have to use this vocabulary. Characterized by both globalization and the so-called postmodern conditon, this context confronts us on the one hand with the homogenizing effects of the dominant ideology of advancec industril societies and on the the other hand with a loss of faith in the grand narratives of modernity.
- ItemNuclear power(Gale, Cengage Learning, 2009) Hattingh, Johan P.When the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to another nucleus, an enormous amount of energy is produced. When these processes of fission (division of the nucleus of an atom) or fusion (joining the nucleus of an atom with another) take place under controlled conditions, this energy can be used to drive turbines that can do work: for example, to propel a large vehicle such as a ship or to generate electricity. These same processes, however, can be adapted to produce weapons with massive destructive power. Non-military uses of nuclear power refer to the generation of energy through a controlled process of fission in a nuclear reactor.
- ItemOn the imperative of sustainable development : a philosophical and ethical appraisal(Human Sciences Research Council and Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa, 2002) Hattingh, Johan P.See item for full text
- ItemThe state of the art in environmental ethics as a practical enterprise : a view from the Johannesburg documents(UNESCO Publishing, 2006) Hattingh, Johan P.In this chapter I focus more on what could be referred to as the practical task of environmental ethics, rather than on what could be described as its theoretical task.