When something is to be done: Proof of environmental harm and the philosophical tradition

Environmental Values

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-25

  Hull, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Epidemiology; Mathematics; Philosophy of science; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS;

EID: 0032950060     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327199129341699     Document Type: Article

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