PHIL 258 (01)

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

SPRING 2022

1-31 Practical matters
2-02 Overview--Topics & Introduction--Big Picture & Skeptical ethical views--CHAPTER 1 (EE)
2-04 Introduction & 3 Ethical Theories--CHAPTER 1 (EE)

2-07 Religion and the Environment--CHAPTER 2 (EE)--QUIZ #1 (FIRST REACTION GROUP)
2-09 Religion and the Environment--Pope, Non-Western, Native American--Lynn White (P)
2-11 Religion and the Environment--(Callicott and Ames Introduction chapter) (P2)

2-14 Animal Rights--CHAPTER 3 (EE)--the case for (P3)--QUIZ #2 (SECOND REACTION GROUP)
2-16 Anima Rights--the case against (P4)
2-18 Biocentrism--CHAPTER 4 (EE)--Biocentrism--Schweitzer’s view (P5)

2-21 Biocentrism--CHAPTER 4 (EE)--Biocentrism--Taylor’s view (P6)--QUIZ #3 (THIRD REACTION GROUP)
2-23 Ecocentrism--CHAPTER 5 (EE)--Leopold’s Land Ethic (P7)
2-25 Ecocentrism--CHAPTER 5 (EE)--A Modified Land Ethic (P8)

2-28 Deep Ecology and Ecofeminism--CHAPTER 6 (EE)--Deep Ecology (P9)--QUIZ #4 (FIRST REACTION GROUP)
3-02 Deep Ecology and Ecofeminism--CHAPTER 6 (EE)--Ecofeminism (P10)
3-04 ASDP CONFERENCE--NO CLASS!  

3-07 Moderate Ecocentrism--CHAPTER 7 (EE) (P11)--QUIZ #5 (SECOND REACTION GROUP)
3-09 Part Two--Current Issues--CHAPTER 8 (EE)--Future Generations & CASE STUDY (P12)
3-11 NO CLASS! START THINKING ABOUT YOUR FINAL PAPER TOPIC!

3-14 Future Generations--CHAPTER 8 (EE)--QUIZ #6 & CASE STUDY (P13) (THIRD REACTION GROUP)
3-16 Population and Consumption--CHAPTER 9 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P14)
3-18 Population and Consumption--CHAPTER 9 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P15)

3-21 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS!
3-23 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS!
3-25 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS!

3-28 Food Ethics--CHAPTER 10 (EE)--QUIZ #7 & CASE STUDY (P16) (FIRST REACTION GROUP)
3-30 Food Ethics--CHAPTER 10 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P17)
4-01 Food Ethics--CHAPTER 10 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P18)

4-04 Wilderness Preservation--CHAPTER 11 (EE)--QUIZ #8 & CASE STUDY (P19) (SECOND REACTION GROUP)
4-06 Wilderness Preservation--CHAPTER 11 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P20)
4-08 Wilderness Preservation--CHAPTER 11 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P21)

4-11 The Extinction Crisis--CHAPTER 12 (EE)-- QUIZ #9 & CASE STUDY (P22) (THIRD REACTION GROUP)
4-13 The Extinction Crisis--CHAPTER 12 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P23)
4-15 EASTER BREAK--NO CLASS!

4-18 EASTER BREAK--NO CLASS!
4-20 Climate Change--CHAPTER 13 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P24) (FIRST REACTION GROUP)
4-22 Climate Change--CHAPTER 13 (EE) & CASE STUDY (P25 )

4-25 Environmental Disobedience--CHAPTER 14 (EE)-- QUIZ #10 & CASE STUDY (P26) (SECOND REACTION GROUP)
4-27 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (P27)
4-29 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (P28)

5-02 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (P29)--QUIZ #11 (THIRD REACTION GROUP)
5-04 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (P30)
5-06 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY

5-09 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY--QUIZ #12 (FIRST REACTION GROUP) 
5-11 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (SECOND REACTION GROUP)
5-13 Other Practical Issues/Applications & CASE STUDY (THIRD REACTION GROUP)

5-16 ***STUDY DAY***
5-17 ***FINAL EXAM?***--10:30 am-12:30 pm OR FINAL PAPER DUE!