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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Ethics</strong> <strong>Center</strong>: Rachel Carson and Silent SpringSummary <strong>of</strong> Silent SpringSilent Spring Revisited: A Discussion <strong>of</strong> Silent SpringExcerpt from Letter to Reader's Digest from CarsonExcerpt from Letter to Carson from HuckinsExcerpt from Letter That Prevented Reader's Digest fromPublishing Pesticide ArticlePesticidesList <strong>of</strong> Environmental Legislation and AgenciesBibliographyRachel Carson's Silent Spring: A Brief History <strong>of</strong> Ecology as aSubversive SubjectThis essay by Gary Kroll discusses Carson's environmentalphilosophy and asks the question, what are the "foundations"<strong>of</strong> Rachel Carson's environmental ethics? Kroll examines howCarson justified her three main evaluative premises (or her twocontroversial ones, concern <strong>for</strong> human health presumablyneeding no justification).Rachel Carson's environmental ethicsThis essay by Philip Cafaro discusses several respects in whichRachel Carson's life and work might point the way <strong>for</strong>ward <strong>for</strong>environmental ethics. First, Carson's frequent criticisms <strong>of</strong>human attempts to dominate nature suggest important parallelswith contemporary ec<strong>of</strong>eminism. Second, Carson's philosophy<strong>of</strong> "reverence <strong>for</strong> life" seems to support the whole spectrum <strong>of</strong>environmental activism.This page and supporting pages were created by Emily Chen.Return to the Index <strong>of</strong> Moral LeadersReturn to top.Help us evaluate and improve our site by taking this online survey.Copyright 1995-2004 <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Ethics</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> and <strong>Science</strong>,Terms <strong>of</strong> Servicehttp://onlineethics.org/moral/carson/index.html (2 <strong>of</strong> 2)10/25/2005 9:04:52 AM
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