“Thinking about Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic: Conceptual and Ethical Issues”
by Roberta L. Millstein, Professor Emerit UC Davis
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.
CUE 203, WSU Pullman
Leopold was a 20th century forester, wildlife manager, ecologist, conservationist, and professor who outlined the land ethic, a view that has been widely discussed by environmental ethicists as well as historians and conservation biologists. However, the existing literature on the land ethic overlooks a number of important issues of Leopold’s concepts.
Roberta L. Millstein, a leading thinker in the philosophy of ecology and evolution as well as environmental ethics will discuss concepts including addressing what Leopold meant by land community, by interdependence, and by stability and land health, all of which are essential for understanding his land ethic.
The Frank Fraser Potter Memorial Lecture in Philosophy is followed by a Foley Institute talk Thursday, Oct. 12, at noon in Bryan Hall 308 on the Pullman campus.
