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ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
PHIL 236-01- MWF 2:00-2:50
DR. FAITH BJALOBOK
SPRING 2017
THIS COURSE ASKS THE QUESTION: WHAT IF ANY MORAL
OBLIGATIONS DO WE HAVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT?
IN ORDER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THE COURSE
EXAMINES VARIOUS ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES. BEGINNING
WITH LEOPOLD’S LAND ETHIC, WE WILL EXAMINE BOTH
WESTERN AND NON-WESTERN VIEWS ON THE
ENVIRONMENT.
STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE HOW VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
PERSPECTIVES ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES TO
GMO (GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS)