What do you think it is possible to defend a land ethic

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Case Study: In his book, Leopold famously defended a land ethic, "a thing is right when it rends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." Some have interpreted this to mean that if there is a conflict between the land's interest and a human's interest, we should sacrifice the human's interest to favor the land's. Try to give an outline of why this is a potentially legitimate way to read his Land Ethic.

Question: Finally, do you think this is the correct way to read his intentions regarding his holistic, ecocentric philosophy? Do you think it is possible to defend a land ethic, while also making a human's interests primary? How might this statement be modified to do so?

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