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Mar 29, 2024
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PHIL 2053 - Environmental Philosophy 3 (3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Currently no prerequisite.
(Former prerequisite: ENGL 1123 .)
An introduction to the philosophy of nature and ethical issues pertaining to human beings’ relationship to the Earth. Different conceptions of nature will be explored along with seminal texts that have shaped the field of environmental philosophy. A variety of pressing ethical issues will be discussed such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of wildlife habitats. The course will be guided by the fundamental questions, “What is our relationship to nature, and what is our moral responsibility to the Earth’s present and future inhabitants?”
Effective Term: Fall 2015 - New Course. Spring 2016 - Change of Prerequisite.
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