Environmental Ethics

Instructor:
Bob Sandmeyer
336
Credits:
3.0
002
Building:
Patterson Hall
Room:
Rm.218
Semester:
Fall 2024
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Environmental Ethics
Class Type:
LEC
2:00 pm
2:50 pm
Days:
MWF

An introduction to moral problems that arise in human interaction with the natural environment. Topics to be addressed include questions such as: what is man's place in nature? Do nonhuman animals or ecosystems have intrinsic moral worth, and if so, how can it be respected? What problems and ambiguities arise in attempting to live in an environmentally responsible fashion? How can we adjudicate conflicts between social and environmental values?

An introduction to moral problems that arise in human interaction with the natural environment. Topics to be addressed include questions such as: what is man's place in nature? Do nonhuman animals or ecosystems have intrinsic moral worth, and if so, how can it be respected? What problems and ambiguities arise in attempting to live in an environmentally responsible fashion? How can we adjudicate conflicts between social and environmental values?

PHI