Week Five
"Aldo Leopold's "The Land Ethic" was a work years ahead of its time. It not only helped create and shape the development of the field of environmental ethics; it forever challenged some of the most fundamental assumptions of Western philosophical thought about the nature of humans, ethics and human relationships to the nonhuman world. Forever "new," uncanny in its ability to inform and inspire generations of readers, scholars, activists, organizations and policy makers, Leopold's "land ethic" continues to be a beacon for those who understand the need to foster an environmental ethic that protects and preserves wilderness for current and future generations of humans, nonhuman animals and ecological communities alike. In this respect, the legacy of Leopold's "The Land Ethic" has just begun to be realized."
Karen J. Warren
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