...(238). The direction is toward increased "modes of co-operation," and the premise of all ethics is that "the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts" (239). By extension, we will learn to think about the humannature relationship as other than economic;...

...at 3 (citation omitted). Brewer quoted the great naturalist Aldo Leopold as saying: All ethics . . . rest upon a single premise: that the individual is...His instincts prompt him to compete for his place in that community, but his ethics prompt him also to cooperate (perhaps in order that there may be a place...

..."An ethic, ecologically, is a limitation on freedom of action in the struggle for existence. . . . All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise:...a member of a community of interdependent parts." Finally, a "land ethic" requires adherence to the following guideline for discriminating between moral...

...this more comprehensive society, the same "simplest reason" should kick in and a land ethic emerge: "All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise:...is a member of a community of interdependent parts .... [Ecology I simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and...

...agencies have had in formulating and implementing water policy. an Environmental Ethic All ethics . . . rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . . The land ethic . . . enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants,...

...differentiation of social from anti-social conduct .... All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: the individual is a member of a community of interdependent...His instincts prompt him to compete for his place in that community, but his ethics prompt him also to cooperate .... The land ethic simply enlarges the...

...today's environmental movement still holds ties to Aldo Leopold. "All ethics so far evolved." he wrote. "rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . . The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils. waters. plants....

..."An ethic, ecologically, is a limitation on freedom of action in the struggle for existence. . . . All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise:...is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . . The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, water, plants,...

...Thus, the appeal to ecology is ultimately a matter of ethics. As Aldo Leopold long ago reminded us: 'All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise:...is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . . The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants,...

..."land ethic," incorporating the whole terrestrial biotic community in the reference of the term "land." "All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise:...is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . . The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants,...