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Session 1A - Biodiversity and the Meaning of Human Existence

Session 1A - Biodiversity and the Meaning of Human Existence

Update: 2014-02-03
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Professor Wilson opens the seminar with introductions and discussion of his work on unexplored islands. Themes are introduced that will develop throughput the seminar: the primacy of species as a concept; the roles of morals, ethics, and values in conservation and biodiversity studies; the intersection of science and policy; the end of the anthropocene; and a first foray into the meaning of human existence.
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Session 1A - Biodiversity and the Meaning of Human Existence

Session 1A - Biodiversity and the Meaning of Human Existence

Nicholas School of the Environment