Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysThe first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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... moral atomism vs. moral holism, the relation of ecological fact to environmental value, and so on. This book provides me with an opportunity to share with a larger audience one of my previously published articles on Leopold's ...
... moral atomism vs. moral holism, the relation of ecological fact to environmental value, and so on. This book provides me with an opportunity to share with a larger audience one of my previously published articles on Leopold's ...
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... had observed the evolutionary-historical "ethical sequence" and forecast the extension of "sympathy beyond the confines of man."3 Darwin's vision of an ethic extending beyond the confines of man did, in fact, rest expressly on ...
... had observed the evolutionary-historical "ethical sequence" and forecast the extension of "sympathy beyond the confines of man."3 Darwin's vision of an ethic extending beyond the confines of man did, in fact, rest expressly on ...
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... most notably by Roderick Nash and Susan Flader.6 For this reason, as well as for its more general inherent interest, it seemed fitting to me to include it as an appendix to this volume. Moreover, Leopold may in fact have wished that ...
... most notably by Roderick Nash and Susan Flader.6 For this reason, as well as for its more general inherent interest, it seemed fitting to me to include it as an appendix to this volume. Moreover, Leopold may in fact have wished that ...
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The family was close, but it was plain from the outset that Aldo was Clara's favorite, a fact that Aldo took advantage of on occasion but learned to downplay. The other children simply learned to accept it. Aldo was a bright boy, ...
The family was close, but it was plain from the outset that Aldo was Clara's favorite, a fact that Aldo took advantage of on occasion but learned to downplay. The other children simply learned to accept it. Aldo was a bright boy, ...
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The effort exemplified Leopold's restless curiosity, his ability to correlate facts, his talent for "reading" landscapes. Drawn at first by the intractable problem of soil erosion, Leopold devoted one inspection trip after another, ...
The effort exemplified Leopold's restless curiosity, his ability to correlate facts, his talent for "reading" landscapes. Drawn at first by the intractable problem of soil erosion, Leopold devoted one inspection trip after another, ...
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Contents
| 3 | |
| 15 | |
II The Book | 89 |
III The Upshot | 155 |
IV The Impact | 219 |
Appendix | 275 |
Foreword | 281 |
Contributors | 291 |
Index | 295 |
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| Title | Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays |
| Author | J. Baird Callicott |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0299112330, 9780299112332 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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