Aldo Leopold vs. Bertrand Russell

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold

1887 – 1948

Science
United States

Aldo Leopold was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, professor, conservationist, and environmentalist. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949), which has been translated into fifteen languages and has sold more than two million copies.

#philosophy
#love
#knowledge
#time
#life

"We are touring the Ozarks. Here is an abandoned field in which the ragweed is sparse and short. Does this tell us anything about why the mortgage was foreclosed…"

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

1872 – 1970

Philosophy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Analytic philosophy

British philosopher, logician, and social critic.

#life
#time
#death
#art

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3-parts dead."

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Connections

Bertrand Russell was influenced by Aldo Leopold
Shared era: 1887 – 1948

Both wrote about: