Environmental Issues and Ethics

Course Description

This course will consider historic and current ethical theories and positions toward environmental issues. Students will reflect on the interaction of values, ethics, perspectives, and responsibilities toward the environment. Students will explore how human activities impact the natural environment in terms of the complex interrelationship among humans, animals, and the natural world.

Topics and Objectives

Ethical Theory and the Environment

  • Define terms related to environmental science and ethics.
  • Examine the relationship between environmental science and ethics.

Responsibilities to the Environment

  • Analyze the impact of various perspectives such as the scientific community, economic pressures, aesthetic concerns, and societal interests on environmental issues.
  • Analyze the relationships among humans, animals, and the natural environment.

Biocentric and Ecocentric Philosophies

  • Analyze the principles of biocentric and ecocentric ethics.

Deep Ecology

  • Analyze the principles of Deep Ecology.

Environmental Justice and Social Ecology

  • Discuss principles of ecofeminism, pluralism, and environmental pragmatism.
  • Explain the relationship among one's values, ethical perspectives, and perceived responsibilities.
  • Examine environmental issues from various ethical perspectives.

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