Essays Tagged: "Land Ethic"

Animal ethics

ngs holistically such as Leapold. He believes that we should see ourselves not as conquerers of the Land but as members of the community. He proposes we can do this by having a land ethic. The Land Et ... ers of the community. He proposes we can do this by having a land ethic. The Land Ethic states "the land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and ani ...

(7 pages) 310 1 2.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Environmental Ethics:Animal Rights

at things holistically. Aldo Leapold believes that we should see ourselves not as conquerors of the land but as members of the community. He proposes we can do this by having a Land Ethic. The Land Et ... rs of the community. He proposes we can do this by having a Land Ethic. The Land Ethic states, "the land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and ani ...

(7 pages) 190 0 2.4 Oct/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

An essay on "The Land Ethic" by Aldo Leopold.

When one looks at their "property" they think of the land that they own and not the land that has been provided for them. In Leopold's concept, land is v ... has occurred to all others in similar situations.Like Odysseus, people are too quick to hang their land from a rope and let it die without a second glance to consider whether the effects, or acts the ... t mandatory by law for everyone to do only actions that of which are ethical when it comes to their land. This however creates several other problems underneath. One of which is that people will rebel ...

(3 pages) 89 1 5.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic

Leopold's Land Ethic It is important to remember that while Aldo Leopold's land ethic is both noble and admira ... alistic. It is not my intention to combat the theories he presents, as his words inspire a sense of land husbandry in me; rather, I intend to put a lens over this discussion that may partially justify ... 216% since Leopold first wrote about the treacherous things that we Homo sapiens were doing to the land. It is a fact to say that our handling and use of the land has degenerated at such a rapid pace ...

(4 pages) 30 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Critical Review of Sand County Almanac by Leopold

eminiscence. This Essay examines Leopold’s Imagination, his observation towards nature and his land ethic concept.A Sand County Almanac is a sequence of simple essays about Leopold's occurrence f ... o play. In his own day, Leopold observed a yawning gap emerging between the “complexity of the land organism” being revealed by the new ecology and the inadequacies of conventional science t ...

(7 pages) 35 0 3.8 Jan/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

in his book. One thought that Leopold described, which holds true to this day, is the concept of a Land Ethic and why such an ethic is needed. Leopold also discusses various barriers that stand in th ... h an ethic.According to Aldo Leopold, man has yet to enforce any sort of ethics in how we treat the land and it's inhabitants. It seems that all man really cares about is if we will benefit economical ...

(2 pages) 16 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Is There Intrinsic Value in Nature?

hor will relate her own view of intrinsic and extrinsic value. The viewpoint of Aldo Leopold on the land ethic will be examined. This author's interpretation of Leopold's views will be presented. The ... nature in general, Aldo Leopold states: "An ethic to supplement and guide the economic relation to land presupposes the existence of some mental image of land as a biotic mechanism. We can be ethical ...

(11 pages) 49 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Aldo Review - Land Ethic

Leah CookENVS 202Jigsaw ExerciseThe Land Ethic"The Land Ethic" was written by Aldo Leopold in 1948, the writing is a guide to teach huma ... sized the importance of education about the environment. The fourth section titled "Substitutes for Land Ethics" depicts the "liue" (misrepresentations) that people default to when they are trying to ... hey are deemed worthless to some. People seem use economic value to justify not following a code of land ethics, especially when dealing with those "worthless" plants or animals. "The Land Pyramid" de ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies