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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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PHI 210 - Environmental Ethics
Description: The history of environmental ethics and philosophical positions dealing with our moral relationship to the natural world. Examination of these relationships by looking at current ethical theories. Topics may include: animal rights, conservation, economic approaches to the environment, access to natural resources, environmental justice and pollution, climate change, technology, and activism. Questions students may explore include: How should humans relate to the natural world? Do we have moral obligations toward non-human animals and other parts of nature? What do we owe other human beings, including future generations?
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or ENG 101A or ENG 103. Reading Proficiency.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Historical development of environmental ethics
- Moral reasoning
- Major ethical theories and principles dealing with environmental issues
- Application of moral reasoning to take informed stances on contemporary issues in environmental ethics
- Relationship between environmental ethics and contemporary environmental policies
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain key historical developments in environmental ethics. (1)
- Apply moral reasoning techniques to environmental disputes. (2-4)
- Explain the relationship between ethical theories and environmental issues. (1-4)
- Analyze personal views regarding environmental issues. (1-4)
- Analyze contemporary environmental policies as they relate to religion, cultures, and diverse ethnic groups. (2, 3, 5)
Required Assessment:
- Demonstrate thoughtful and precise writing skills by completing at least 2500 words of monitored writing.
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