Vernadsky’s philosophical legacy: A perspective from the anthropocene

Anthropocene Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-146

  Guillaume, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Biosphere; Environmental humanities; History; Philosophy; Vernadsky

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006228044     PISSN: 20530196     EISSN: 2053020X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2053019614530874     Document Type: Article

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