Human dimensions of invasive alien species in philosophical perspective : towards an ethic of conceptual responsibility
Date
2001
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IUCN
Abstract
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.
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Invasive alien species, Ethical responsibility, Values
Citation
Hattingh, J.P. 2001. Human dimensions of invasive alien species in philosophical perspective: towards an ethic of conceptual responsibility, in Mcneely, J.A. (ed). The great reshuffling: human dimensions of invasive alien species. Cambridge: IUCN. 183-194.