An Ecological Reading Of Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold, a representative of American green culture, put forward hisprofound ecological ideas in his posthumous A Sand County Almanac, which isentitled a Bible of environment protection. This thesis is to interpret it and illustrate anew relationship between man and nature. Based on text analysis, this thesis arguesthat Aldo Leopold manifests his ecological vision through vivid depiction of thenatural world together with his lament for ecological loss caused by people’s ravageof nature and blindly worships for science and technology, so as to dig man’s value,and humanity in context of nature as well as probing ecological thoughts in this book.This thesis mainly develops from three aspects, namely, a dynamic holisticeco-system, reverence towards life and the value of wilderness in moral progress andenhancement of humanity, aiming at promoting people to reconsider the relationshipbetween human and nature, recognize the plural nature, and build up a mold ofmulti-ethics evoking people’s concern about ecological crisis as that of man kind. Theprocess of solving ecological problems is also the process of human progress toperfection.The paper is based on the well-known criterion in A Sand County Almanac:health, integrity and beauty, through which to enable readers to comprehend itsecological implication and a healthy and balanced state of ecology. It promoteshumans to care nature and also promotes an ecological perception of existence:interdependence. The most realistic mission of this book is to awaken people’secological awareness. Under the circumstance of the global environmentaldegradation and the west development and harmonious society in China, reading thisbook in ecological perspectives has a far-reaching significance.