A Sand County Almanac

According to Aldo Leopold, man has yet to enforce any sort of ethics in how we treat the land and it’s inhabitants. It seems that all man really cares about is if we will benefit economically from our relationship with the land regardless of the consequences. What Leopold suggests is that we consider applying the same eth

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Man must change his attitude in his role in the biotic community. Everything that man does to the land and it’s inhabitants seems to be driven by the need to sustain an ever-growing economy. By having a Land Ethic, man will understand and do what is ethically correct when interacting with his surroundings. If we think of our relationships with each other and the land in this manner, the thought is that we will give greater consideration and respect to our surroundings before we do something to harm or affect the land. Instead of thinking of the problems that face us today are the government’s problems, he must think of himself as an individual contributor to the solution of the problems that face us. Man must overcome the economic and educational obstacles that stand in the way of a Land Ethic. Man needs to have a basic understanding that the biotic community in which we live is an extremely complex one.

The concept of a Land Ethic is a very unique idea. Unfortunately, man does not view himself as a member of a biotic community as previously described. Naturally, there will be a need for us to use the land to our benefit. Instead of being conquerors of the land, we need to think of ourselves as being a member of biotic community, which includes plants, animals, soil and water. If there is no economic benefit to be had by conserving water or saving certain species from becoming extinct, man will not take the necessary actions to do what it takes to save the species or conserve the water. Instead, man considers himself the conqueror of the land and his surroundings. On the same token, if man is not properly educated about the land and the implications of treating the land poorly, implementing a Land Ethic will be very difficult.

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Approximate Word count = 588
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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