The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millen

Description: The Land Is Our Community by Professor Roberta L. Millstein, Roberta L. Millstein A contemporary defense of conservationist Aldo Leopolds vision for human interaction with the environment. Informed by his experiences as a hunter, forester, wildlife manager, ecologist, conservationist, and professor, Aldo Leopold developed a view he called the land ethic. In a classic essay, published posthumously in A Sand County Almanac, Leopold advocated for an expansion of our ethical obligations beyond the purely human to include what he variously termed the "land community" or the "biotic community"—communities of interdependent humans, nonhuman animals, plants, soils, and waters, understood collectively. This philosophy has been extremely influential in environmental ethics as well as conservation biology and related fields. Using an approach grounded in environmental ethics and the history and philosophy of science, Roberta L. Millstein reexamines Leopolds land ethic in light of contemporary ecology. Despite the enormous influence of the land ethic, it has sometimes been dismissed as either empirically out of date or ethically flawed. Millstein argues that these dismissals are based on problematic readings of Leopolds ideas. In this book, she provides new interpretations of the central concepts underlying the land ethic: interdependence, land community, and land health. She also offers a fresh take on of his argument for extending our ethics to include land communities as well as Leopold-inspired guidelines for how the land ethic can steer conservation and restoration policy. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Roberta L. Millstein is professor emerit in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis. Table of Contents Preface Chapter One: Reinterpreting Leopold Chapter Two: Interdependence Chapter Three: Land Communities Chapter Four: Land Health Chapter Five: Arguing for the Land Ethic Chapter Six: Policy Implications References Index Review "Millsteins comprehensive but accessible work brings back to the present the importance of Aldo Leopolds land ethic. It functions as much more than a revisiting of his most famous work, A Sand County Almanac, but opens modern conservationism to the light of Leopolds ideas and critique. This relatively short (but both broad and deep) work is a strong blend of environmental ethics, history and philosophy of biology. It demonstrates how Leopolds land ethic is as relevant to our modern discussions around climate change, land use, biodiversity and evolutionary biology as it was originally." * Philosophy in Review *"Millsteins book, The Land Is Our Community, offers a philosophical analysis that stimulates essential conversations among sectors committed to conservation about our ethical responsibilities with the environment. . . . This critical discussion must begin now, as we are at a pivotal moment in the environmental crisis. The Land Is Our Community can ignite the exchange of ideas and foster connections between science and philosophy." * Tapuya *"Whats good is whats good for the land. This formulation of Leopolds packs so much into a single phrase. Millstein meditates on some of the aspects of that mighty slogan that are most pertinent to our time: the necessity of connection and care among all living beings, including the soil that sustains us, the return of the commons, and the power of community to resist extraction and create a civilization for the long haul. Millstein has actively engaged in local political struggles with significant success, and here she conveys some of her hard-won wisdom. This is a book that can be put to use. Leopold would like that." -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of The High Sierra: A Love Story"As a philosopher of biology, Millstein brings a distinctive and valuable perspective to the interpretation of Aldo Leopold. Peppered with careful analysis of key concepts, The Land Is Our Community explores and defends the enduring relevance of Leopolds land ethic." -- Marion Hourdequin, author of Environmental Ethics: From Theory to Practice"In his influential 1949 essay The Land Ethic, Aldo Leopold shared his view that a thorough philosophical reorientation was needed to ensure a healthy future for land and people. He also held that such an ethic of care had to evolve continually within an expansive thinking community. In The Land is Our Community, Millstein brings fresh perspectives and ideas to this necessary conversation. She offers a clear-eyed reexamination of the foundations of the land ethic and well-grounded principles for its further evolution." -- Curt Meine, author of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work Details ISBN0226834468 Author Roberta L. Millstein Pages 184 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780226834467 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Aldo Leopolds Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium Country of Publication United States DEWEY 179.1 Illustrations 2 halftones, 1 tables ISBN-10 0226834468 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Publication Date 2024-08-28 US Release Date 2024-08-28 UK Release Date 2024-12-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161069092;

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