Classical Opposition to Environmentalism

• Greek, Biblical, and Scientific Perspective 

 

Traditional Environmentalism

• Henry David Thoreau
• John Muir
• Aldo Leopold
• Rachel Carson 

 

Readings from Traditional Environmentalists

• Henry David Thoreau: Excerpts from Walking
• Henry David Thoreau: Excerpts from Walden
• John Muir: In Defense of Forests
• John Muir: Man's Place in Nature
• Aldo Leopold: Thinking Like a Mountain
• Aldo Leopold: Excerpts from A Sand County Almanac

 

Radical Environmentalism

• Edward Abbey
• Deep Ecology
• Ecofeminism
• Animal Rights/Animal Liberation 

 

Readings from Radical Environmentalism

• Excerpts from Edward Abbey

 

Arguments Against Environmentalism

• Criticism of Environmentalism