PHIL 285
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Environmental Ethics
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Course Description
This course focuses on ethical issues that arise in the context of human relationships to nature and to non-human living things. The course explores questions such as the following: What is nature? Is nature intrinsically valuable? Should wilderness be preserved? What is biodiversity and should it be promoted? What are our moral obligations to non-human animals and to future generations? What ethical considerations arise in facing global poverty and overpopulation?
Course Typically Offered
Offered frequently.
Career
Undergraduate
Catalog Course Attributes
CO24 - ARTHUM (Artistic and Humanistic), INTD - BIOE (Bioethics BIOE), INTD - ENVH (Env Arts & Humanities ENVH ESS), INTD - EPDM (Env Pol & Decision EPDM ENVR), INTD - HUM-SCIVAL (Intd Humanities-Science IHE), INTD - STS (Sci Tech Health Society STHS)
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Name
Lecture
Optional Component
No
Final Exam Type
Yes