 The new term “biodiversity” also catalysed fresh new perspectives, with an explosion of academic and philosophical discussions, evidenced by the many post-1985 published papers having the key term “biodiversity”. Over this period, the term “biodiversity” often has reflected a range of different disciplinary perspectives (ecology, systematics, economics, social sciences, etc.). The range of conceptual issues addressed are reflected in recent books on the philosophy of biodiversity, including What is Biodiversity? (Maclaurin &amp; Sterelny 2008), Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy (Sarkar 2005), Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity (Garson, Plutynski, &amp; Sarkar eds. 2017), Philosophy and Biodiversity (Oksanen &amp; Pietarinen eds. 2004), and From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity (Casetta, da Silva, &amp; Vecchie eds. 2019) (see also the  Related Entries  section).