Millstein, Roberta L. (2017) Understanding Leopold’s Concept of ‘Interdependence’ for Environmental Ethics and Conservation Biology. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic, an extremely influential view in environmental ethics and conservation biology, is committed to the claim that interdependence between humans, other species, and abiotic entities plays a central role in our ethical responsibilities. Thus, a robust understanding of “interdependence” is necessary for evaluating the viability of the Land Ethic and related views, including ecological ones. I characterize and defend a Leopoldian concept of “interdependence,” arguing that it ought to include both negative and positive causal relations. I also show that strength and type of interdependence can vary with time, space, and context.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Millstein, Roberta L. rlmillstein@ucdavis.edu 0000-0002-6493-6428
Keywords:	interdependence, ecology, conservation biology, environmental ethics, Aldo Leopold, causal interaction, biotic community, land community, negative interactions, positive interactions, mutualism
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Ecology/Conservation
Depositing User:	Dr. Roberta L. Millstein
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2017 02:21
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2017 02:21
Item ID:	14103
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Ecology/Conservation
Date:	7 October 2017
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14103

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