A Virtue Ethics Approach to Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic

Environmental Ethics 19 (1):53-67 (1997)
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I examine “The Land Ethic” by Aldo Leopold from a virtue ethics perspective. Following Leopold, I posit the “good” as the “integrity, stability, and beauty” of biotic communities and then develop “land virtues” that foster this good. I recommend and defend three land virtues: respect, prudence, and practical judgment.

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