Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysJ. Baird Callicott University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 M09 15 - 308 pages The first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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Page 254
... kind is molded by the survival pressures of its environment ; each kind has to 254 HOLMES ROLSTON , III.
... kind is molded by the survival pressures of its environment ; each kind has to 254 HOLMES ROLSTON , III.
Page 255
... kind has to have an adaptive fit . But each kind is creatively pushing to wedge itself in and this pushes the creativity uphill - producing smarter jays , milkweeds with novel chemistries , butterflies with novel me- tabolisms . And all ...
... kind has to have an adaptive fit . But each kind is creatively pushing to wedge itself in and this pushes the creativity uphill - producing smarter jays , milkweeds with novel chemistries , butterflies with novel me- tabolisms . And all ...
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... kind of thing . A culture is richer , more diverse , more beau- tiful because it is the product of tens of thousands of minds ; it would be quite poor under the centralized control of one mind , or if all thought alike . One mind can ...
... kind of thing . A culture is richer , more diverse , more beau- tiful because it is the product of tens of thousands of minds ; it would be quite poor under the centralized control of one mind , or if all thought alike . One mind can ...
Contents
Aldo Leopolds Early Years | 17 |
Aldo Leopolds Sand Country | 40 |
Aldo Leopolds Intellectual Heritage | 63 |
Copyright | |
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