PHIL 3340: Environmental Ethics
(Cross-listed with ENVS 3340).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: 3 credits in PHIL or Permission of Instructor
Thorough study of some of the central moral issues arising in connection with human impact on the environment, e.g., human overpopulation, species extinction, forest and wilderness management, pollution. Several world views of the proper relationship between human beings and nature will be explored.
(Typically Offered: Fall)