An Environmental philosophical analysis of ecosystem health

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Saraç, Yüksel

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The aim of this study is to qualify the notion of ecosystem health by taking the origin of the 'health' concept into consideration and discuss how to find solutions to some environmental problems, arising from the combination of the individual terms of ‘ecosystem health’. With this intention, I evaluate the ethical theories of leading environmental philosophers about ecosystem health through an analytical inquiry.

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Ecosystem health., Environmental sciences., Environmental protection., Environmental sciences

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12623096/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/28045

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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Y. Saraç, “An Environmental philosophical analysis of ecosystem health,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2019.