Ecological Understanding The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature 2nd Edition by Steward Pickett, Jurek Kolasa, Clive Jones ISBN 0080546048 9780080546049

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ISBN 10: 0080546048

ISBN 13: 9780080546049

Author:  Steward T.A. Pickett, Jurek Kolasa, Clive G. Jones 

Ecological Understanding: The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature 2nd Edition: This widely anticipated revision of the groundbreaking book, Ecological Understanding, updates this crucial sourcebook of contemporary philosophical insights for practicing ecologists and graduate students in ecology and environmental studies. The second edition contains new ecological examples, an expanded array of conceptual diagrams and illustrations, new text boxes summarizing important points or defining key terms, and new reference to philosophical issues and controversies. Although the first edition was recognized for its clarity, this revision takes the opportunity to make the exposition of complex topics still clearer to readers without a philosophical background.

Readers will gain an understanding of the goals of science, the structure of theory, the kinds of theory relevant to ecology, the way that theory changes, what constitutes objectivity in contemporary science, and the role of paradigms and frameworks for synthesis within ecology and in integration with other disciplines. Finally, how theory can inform and anchor the public use of ecological knowledge in civic debates is laid out. This new edition refines the understanding of how the structure and change of theory can improve the growth and application of one of the 21st century’s key sciences.

· Explains the philosophical basis of ecology in plain English
· Contains chapter overviews and summaries
· Text boxes highlight key points, examples, or controversies
· Diagrams explain structure and development of theory, and integration
· Evaluates and relates paradgims in ecology
· Illustrates philosophical issues with classic and new ecological research

 

Ecological Understanding: The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature 2nd Edition Table of contents:

Part I: Advancing the Discipline and Enhancing Applications

• Chapter 1: Integration in Ecology

  • Overview
  • Ecological advances and diversity of ecology
  • Progress via integration
  • Integration, understanding, and theory
  • What an integrated ecology might look like
  • Conclusions and prospects

• Chapter 2: Understanding in Ecology

  • Overview
  • The nature of scientific understanding
  • Toward understanding
  • Conclusions and prospects

Part II: The Nature of Theory

• Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Theory

  • Overview
  • Theory and its conceptual foundation
  • The basic conceptual content of theory
  • Theory and its empirical content
  • Theory and its derived conceptual content
  • Theory frameworks and structure
  • Conclusions and prospects

• Chapter 4: The Ontogeny of Theory

  • Overview
  • Why theory change is important
  • How theories change
  • Theory maturity
  • Conclusions and prospects

• Chapter 5: The Taxonomy of Theory

  • Overview
  • The bases of taxonomy
  • Understanding and diversity of theory
  • Examples of the classification of theories and models
  • Conclusions and prospects

Part III: From Theory to Integration and Application

• Chapter 6: Fundamental Questions: Changes in Understanding

  • Overview
  • Theory and change in understanding
  • Examples of fundamental questions
  • All fundamental questions are not created equal
  • Where do radically new theories come from?
  • Conclusions and prospects

• Chapter 7: Integration and Synthesis

  • Overview
  • Integration
  • Questions for integration
  • Radical integration and paradigms
  • Theory as a constraint on integration across paradigms: New fundamental questions
  • Theory as a constraint on integration across paradigms
  • Conclusions and prospects

Part IV: Theory and Its Environment

• Chapter 8: Constraint and Objectivity in Ecological Integration

  • Overview
  • Sociological constraints on integration
  • Societal constraints on integration
  • Scientific objectivity and changes in paradigm
  • Integration and paradigms affecting the whole of ecology
  • Conclusions and prospects

• Chapter 9: Ecological Understanding and the Public

  • Overview
  • Scientific versus public concepts of theory
  • Certainty and belief in science
  • Judging science in the public sphere
  • The state of public knowledge of ecology
  • Rights and responsibilities in ecological understanding
  • What it all means

 

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