Bio
Dr. Callicott's research goes forward simultaneously on four main fronts: theoretical environmental ethics, comparative environmental ethics and philosophy, the philosophy of ecology and conservation policy, and biocomplexity in the environment. Dr. Callicott is perhaps best known as the leading contemporary exponent of Aldo Leopold’s land ethic and is currently exploring an Aldo Leopold Earth ethic in response to global climate change. He taught the world’s first course in environmental ethics in 1971 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Education
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1971
M.A., Syracuse University, 1966
B.S., Philosophy, Rhodes College, 1963
Courses
PHIL 2310: Intro to Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 5315: Topics in Ancient Philosophy
Articles
Callicott, B. (2011). Primauté de la philosophie naturelle sur la philosophie morale: Le forme des choses à venir. Naturalismes d’Aujourd’hui of Cahiers Philosophique . 27, 41-62.
Callicott, B. (2011). The other in sand county almanac: Aldo Leopold’s animals and his wild-animal ethic. Environmental Ethics. 33, 115-146.
Callicott, B., Grove-Fanning, W., Rowland, J., Baskind, D., & French, R. H. (2011). Reply to Norton, re: Aldo Leopold and pragmatism. Environmental Values. 20, 17-22.
More Articles
Callicott, B. (2011). The worldview concept and Aldo Leopold’s project of ‘world view’ remediation. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture. 20, 17-22.
Callicott, B. (2010). Toward an earth ethic: Aldo Leopold’s anticipation of the Gaia hypothesis. Dialogue and Universalism. 20, 21-32.
Callicott, B., Grove-Fanning, W., Rowland, J., Baskind, D., French, R. H., & Walker, K. (2009). Was Aldo Leopold a pragmatist? Rescuing Leopold from the imagination of Bryan Norton. Environmental Values. 18, 453-486.
Callicott, B., & Grove-Fanning, W. (2009). Should endangered species have standing?: Toward legal rights for listed species. Social Philosophy and Policy. 26, 317-352.
Callicott, B. (2008). The new new (Buddhist?) ecology. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture.
Callicott, B. (2008). La Ética de la tierra a comienzos del siglo xxi. Ambiente y Desarrollo.
Callicott, B., Acevedo, M. F., Monticino, M., Lyons, D., Palomino, J., Rosales, J., Delgado, L., Ablan, M., Davila, J., Tonella, G., Ramírez, H., & Vilanova, E. (2008). Models of natural and human dynamics in forest landscapes: Cross-site and cross-cultural synthesis. Geoforum.
Books and Books Edited
Callicott, B. (2011). The temporal and spatial scales of global climate change and the limits of individualistic and rationalistic ethics. In A. O'Hear (Ed.), Philosophy and the Environment: Royal Institute of Philosophy. (pp. 101-116). Cambridge University Press.
Callicott, B. (2011). Postmodern ecological restoration: Choosing appropriate spatial and temporal scales. In K. de Laplante, B. Brown, K. Peacock, D. Gabbay, P. Thagard & J. Woods (Eds.), Handbook of the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 11: Philosophy of Ecology (pp. 317-342). Amsterdam: Elsevie.
Callicott, B. (2011). Uma palinódia introtório. In P. Galvão (Ed.), Os Animais têm Direitos: Perspectivas e Argumentos (pp. 121-131). Lisbon: Dinalivro.
More Books
Callicott, B. (2010). Éthique de la terre. Paris: Éditions Wildproject, Collection Domaine Sauvage.
Callicott, B. (2009). Genèse [french translation of “genesis and john muir”]. Editions Wildproject L'écologie culturelle.
Callicott, B., & Nelson, M. P. (2004). American Indian environmental ethics: An Ojibwa case study . Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Callicott, B. (1999). Beyond the land ethic: More essays in environmental philosophy. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Callicott, B. (1994). Earth’s Insights. (Hardback ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press.
Callicott, B. (1989). In defense of the land ethic: Essays in environmental philosophy. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Callicott, B., & Overholt, T. W. (1982). Clothed-in-fur and other tales: An introduction to an Ojibwa world view. Washington: University Press of America.
Posters/Presentations
Callicott, B. (2011, March). From the land ethic to the earth ethic: Environmental citizenship in a time of climate change. Presented at Allegheny College Global citizenship: An academic conference on the nature of citizenship in a global world. Meadville, PA
Callicott, B. (2011, March). Ecosystem management: Alignment and ethics. Presented at Yale University Journey of the Universe Conference, Institute for Biospheric Studies, New Haven, CT.
Callicott, B. (2011, March). Steve Kellert: Contrarian social scientist. Presented at School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Stephan R. Kellert retirement fete, New Haven, CT.
More Presentations
Callicott, B. (2011, April). The temporal and spatial scales of global climate change and the limits of individualistic and rationalistic ethics. Presented at University of North Texas Plenary address to the 44th anniversary meeting of the North Texas Philosophical Association, Denton, TX.
Callicott, B. (2011, April). The temporal and spatial scales of global climate change and the limits of individualistic and rationalistic ethics. Presented at Michigan State University First Annual Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Philosophy, East Lansing, MI.
Callicott, B. (2011, May). Opening remarks. Presented at East-West Center, University of Hawaii “Environmental ethics & sustainable economies in Japan, II” Panel at the Tenth East-West Philosophers’ Conference—Value and values: Economics and justice in an age of global interdependence. Honolulu, HI.
Callicott, B. (2011, May). Ecological sustainability and economic sustainability. Presented at East-West Center, University of Hawaii “Environmental ethics & sustainable economies in Japan, I” Panel at the Tenth East-West Philosophers’ Conference Value and values: economics and justice in an age of global interdependence. Honolulu, HI.
Callicott, B. (2011, July). A sand county almanac: An evolutionary-ecological worldview. Presented at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Ciclo de conferências ambiente: porquê ler os clássicos. Lisboa, Portugal.
Callicott, B. (2010, February). From the land ethic to the earth ethic: Aldo Leopold in a time of global climate change. Paper presented at Mississippi Philosophical Association. Starkville, MS.
Callicott, B., & Ybarra, P. S. (2010, June). The study of literature and the environment; past, present, and future. Paper presented at Nara Women’s University. Nara, Japan.
