The Moral Authority of Nature

by Lorraine Daston and Fernando Vidal

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For thousands of years, people have used nature to justify their political, moral, and social judgments. Such appeals to the moral authority of nature are still very much with us today, as heated debates over genetically modified organisms and human cloning testify.

The Moral Authority of Nature offers a wide-ranging account of how people have used nature to think about what counts as good, beautiful, just, or valuable. The eighteen...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226136817

ISBN13:9780226136813

Release Date:December 2003

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:519 Pages

Weight:1.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Philosophy Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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