The tendency of a system to maintain internal equilibrium
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A theoretical orientation that gives priority to the maintenance of ecological balance rather than the achievement of human ends
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A belief that human needs and interests are of overriding moral and philosophical importance
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A green ideological perspective that harnesses the lessons of ecology to human needs and ends, is associated with values such as sustainability and conservation
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A green ideological perspective that rejects anthropocentrism and gives priority to the maintenance of nature
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The belief that scientific is the only value-free and objective means of establishing truth
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A belief that the whole is more important than its parts, implies that understanding is gained by studying relationships among the parts
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The theory that the Earth is best understood as a living entity that acts to maintain its own existence
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A tendency towards decay or disintegration exhibited by all 'closed' systems
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Theory that the 'global commons' will be subject to inevitable degradation because individuals etc. place self-interest before the collective good
