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Leopold extends ethical concern to a land community. Ecological dependence matters to his argument without by itself proving every duty or settling each policy choice.
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Guided course · Module 14 · Lesson 84
What do we owe beyond the present human world?
Leopold, Rawls and Simpson give different reasons for obligations to land, to future generations and within particular relationships. The lesson keeps present needs, and the question of who has authority to decide, in view.