Leopold A Land Ethic

"An ethic may be regarded as a mode of guidance for meeting ecological situations so new or intricate,or involving such deferred reactions,that the path of social expediency is not discernible to the average individual" (Leopold 59)

In life you face many obstacles and hurdles but in return you learn from them to better your lifestyle and your choice making skills. Ethics are something that comes into play after the lessons learned and is the things you live by in your everyday life. My life has been one bug maze and the amount of lessons I’ve learned is probably a lot more then the average 21 year old. I’m glad I learned them while I was young and can teach my kids to not start off their adulthood like I did.  This quote is exactly that and gives you a better understanding for what ethics involve.

"All ethics involved rest upon a single premise:that the individual is a ember of a community of interdependent parts" (Leopold 60)

All the ethics involved in my life do not rest upon a single premise rather multiple premises.All the ethics that i have learned over the years have either been taught through lessons through mistakes or taught by role models who have lived through mistakes i haven't yet made.I disagree with his view on a single premise existence yet oversee what he is trying to conceive.  In my community there are many different cultures and sexualities all thrown into one island and a single premise does not exist in Key West,FL where i call home.

"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." (Leopold 62)

Conservation is a big part of my life life and my families life and i feel that Leopold is really connecting to me with this quote.Without conservation there would be no harmony between man and land since we would be destroying it.There needs to be a simple balance between man and land and thats exactly what is trying to be taught.The quotes really hammers the nail spot on and contradicts all who disagree with saving the earth.

All pictures credited by me-Austin Cerkleski