Focusing on a range of debates on the evolution of the Earth system, this book considers their historical backgrounds and philosophical foundations, and shows that often, modern debates simply put a new gloss on old ideas.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2006-08-03
Language: English
Number of Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and Environment
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..