Leopold thinks that science is incompatible with a sense of wonder and awe about nature.

Leopold thinks that the role of the conquerer is self-defeating because conquerers usually do not understand the community they are taking over and eventually they defeat themselves.

Leopold thinks economic criteria should never be a factor in how we use land.

According to Devall and Sessions, we can only reach mature personhood if we see beyond the values of the dominant worldview of our culture.

Deep Ecologists are in full agreement with animal liberationists.

Intrinsic value means that something is valuable only if it is useful to us.

The basic principles of deep ecology equate quality of life with a high standard of living.

The mind/body split in Western thought has caused psychological damage to the modern mind, according to Gore.

Gore would describe himself as a Deep Ecologist.

Gore likens our treatment of nature to the abuse of a child in dysfunctional family.