Geo-Logic

Robert Frodeman , a philosopher with a background in the earth sciences, has worked for the U. S. Geological Survey for many years. He was the 2001–2002 Hennebach Visiting Professor in the Humanities at the Colorado School of Mines and is currently Research Scientist at the Center for Science and Technology Policy at the University of Colorado, where he is also the Director of the Global Climate Change and Society Program. He is the editor of Earth Matters: The Earth Sciences, Philosophy, and the Claims of Community.

• Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Acid Mine Philosophy 3. Corrosive Effects: Environmental Ethics and the Metaphysics of Acid Mine Drainage 4. The Places of Science: The Heavens, the Lab, the Field, and the Screen 5. Earth Stories 6. The Philosophy of (Field) Science 7. Being and Geologic Time: The Meeting of Metaphysics and Politics 8. Science and the Public Self Conclusion Notes Index