Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold’s compelling essay, The Land Ethic, argues for conservation and is the conclusion to his book, A Sand County Almanac (1949).

All ethics evolved so far rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts.

Download a useful factsheet on The Land Ethic from the Aldo Leopold Foundation website.

Leopold was the founding member of The Wilderness Society.  Here is  an excellent article reviewing Aldo Leopold’s contribution to environmental ethics.

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Ethical Theories and the Environment

Traditional Ethical Theories and Contemporary Env...

Lynn White on Origins of the Present Crisis

Lynn White's essay was first published in 1967. In...

Utilitarian Ethics and the Tragedy of the Commons

In his essay, The Tragedy of the Commons, (1968) ...

Singer on Animal Rights

"If a being suffers, there can be no moral justifi...

Caritas in Veritate (Love and Truth) 2009

The Roman Catholic Church has generally taken an a...

Gaia and Natural Selection

Here is Tim Lenton's conclusion to his article i...

Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold's compelling essay, The Land Ethic,Â...

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Business ethics and the environment (Schumacher)

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Copenhagen Agreement 2010

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Sleep walking to disaster?

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Issues in Environmental Ethics

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