Rediscovering and Rethinking Leopold's Green Fire

Aldo Leopold shot a wolf a hundred years ago, the most iconic wolf kill in conservation history, a shooting now historically confirmed, which three decades later he elevated into his "green fire" metaphor and symbol. There are tensions. Was Leopold a hypocrite? He spent the rest of his lif...

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Autor principal: Rolston, Holmes 1932- (Autor)
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Publicado: Center for Environmental Philosophy, University of North Texas [2015]
En: Environmental ethics
Año: 2015, Volumen: 37, Número: 1, Páginas: 45-55
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Sumario:Aldo Leopold shot a wolf a hundred years ago, the most iconic wolf kill in conservation history, a shooting now historically confirmed, which three decades later he elevated into his "green fire" metaphor and symbol. There are tensions. Was Leopold a hypocrite? He spent the rest of his life hunting and trying to produce more game to kill. Thinking like a mountain, thinking big in the big outdoors, there is a dramatic shift of focus from a dying wolf's eyes to a land ethic. Thinking big enough, globally, Leopold saving wolves, or wilderness, or game management seems simplistic and parochial before global warming or environmental justice. Still, Leopold is on a moral frontier.
ISSN:2153-7895
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Environmental ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/enviroethics20153714