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How Diversity in Nature and Culture Makes Us Human
By HARMON DAVID
"In Light of Our Differences" is published by Smithsonian in September 17, 2002, it has 224 pages and the language of the book is English.
“In Light of Our Differences” Metadata:
- Title: In Light of Our Differences
- Author: HARMON DAVID
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 224
- Publisher: Smithsonian
- Publish Date: September 17, 2002
“In Light of Our Differences” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Human beings - Cultural pluralism - Biodiversity - Human ecology - Philosophy - Language attrition - Homme - Pluralisme - Biodiversité - Écologie humaine - Philosophie - Compétence linguistique - Perte
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Hardcover
- Weight: 15.8 ounces
- Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL8828807M - OL8965027W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 49512702
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2002021718
- ISBN-13: 9781588340665
- ISBN-10: 158834066X
- All ISBNs: 158834066X - 9781588340665
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"Most scientists would agree that a sixth mass extinction is on the horizon unless radical changes are made in how Western society treats nature. At the same time, another extinction crisis is unfolding: the loss of many of the world's languages. More and more work in applied biology, anthropology, linguistics, and other related fields is now driven by the assumption that we are approaching a threshold of irreversible loss, that events during the next few decades will decide whether we cross over into a fundamentally changed and significantly diminished world. This lead to a very simple question that has not, until now, been answered satisfactorily: Why should anyone care?". "David Harmon takes a unique approach to answering this essential question by drawing on insights from conservation biology, evolutionary theory, linguistics, geography, psychology, philosophy, and ethics. His interconnected discussion explores the works of Voltaire, A. O. Lovejoy, Darwin, Wittgenstein, William James, Dobzhansky, and many other to explain why everyone must be concerned about the loss of diversity. When more and more elemental differences are erased from the natural world and human societies, the field of possible experience becomes more constricted and our essential humanity becomes jeopardized."--BOOK JACKET.
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