Read through the opening to Leopold’s essay. What does he mean by terms like “ethical structure” and “ethical criteria”? How is the ethical structure and ethical criteria of Odysseus’ society different from ours? How do you explain why it is so different from ours?
2) Do you think that this is an interesting opening? How does the opening serve Leopold’s purpose of defining 1) what he means by a land ethic and 2) how he expects a land ethic to become a real part of the human ethical structure?
Body:
3) Paraphrase (put in your own words) what Leopold means in the first sentence of the next section (“The Ethical Sequence”). Most importantly, what do you think he means by the term “ecological.” Write down the best paraphrase that your group comes up with.
4) Next, you will notice that he defines ethics in two different ways: ecologically and philosophically. What are two different definitions? They must be important for Leopold. Explain what he means by each of these terms. This might be a little difficult, but Leopold gives you everything you need to understand his terminology.
7) On page 20, how does Leopold make “the ethical sequence” more concrete?
8) What does Leopold mean by the ethical sequence, and how does this relate to the purpose of his paper?
Conclusion:
10) In the fifth paragraph on page 21, what is the ecological interpretation of history? Give a concrete example.
Def—Ecological interpretation of history:
11) What do you think Leopold means by the community concept, and how does it relate to an ecological interpretation of history?
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