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... and the "beauty" (as well as integrity and stability) of the biotic community is included among its most valued qualities in the famous summary moral maxim of the last section of Sand County's last essay, "The Land Ethic" (viii).
... and the "beauty" (as well as integrity and stability) of the biotic community is included among its most valued qualities in the famous summary moral maxim of the last section of Sand County's last essay, "The Land Ethic" (viii).
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Carl's enthusiasm, integrity, and business sense eventually made the Leopold Desk Company one of Burlington's most successful manufacturers. The credo of Carl's business was as forthright as his character: "Built on Honor to Endure.
Carl's enthusiasm, integrity, and business sense eventually made the Leopold Desk Company one of Burlington's most successful manufacturers. The credo of Carl's business was as forthright as his character: "Built on Honor to Endure.
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Leopold, by contrast, regarded himself as a participating citizen of the land community, seeking to restore it to ecological integrity, and he would not shirk the ethical decisions this entailed. Through a lifetime of observation and ...
Leopold, by contrast, regarded himself as a participating citizen of the land community, seeking to restore it to ecological integrity, and he would not shirk the ethical decisions this entailed. Through a lifetime of observation and ...
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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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