Practical Ethics

A coursebook that illustrates how, and how often, a forester is in a position that requires an ethical response compelled by circumstances that will be beyond your control (think unstable markets, need of additional revenue when faced with unexpected equipment repairs, and delays caused by inclement weather).

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This coursebook will illustrate how, and how often, a forester is in a position that requires an ethical response compelled by circumstances that will be beyond your control (think unstable markets, need of additional revenue when faced with unexpected equipment repairs, and delays caused by inclement weather). In instances like these, you’ll be asked to consider the line between right-doing and wrong-doing alongside deeper complications like what to do when what seems wrong, is also legal. If the bind you’re in involves a choice between grades and types of good, are you better off asking which move is more correct than another? How you answer these questions will have real consequences because behavior, character, and reputation go hand in hand. In the business of forestry, all these things, from how we act to how we are seen by others, matter a great deal.