PHIL 258/ENVR 301 (01)

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

COURSE OUTLINE

FALL 2013

1. Practical Matters/Overview

2. Basic Concepts
a. Philosophy, Science, Politics, and Ethics

b. Ethical Theories and the Environment

3. Ethical Theories--Western

a. Virtue Theories

b. Deontological Theories

c. Utilitarian Theories

4. Ethical Theories--Eastern

a. Confucianism

b. Daoism

c. Buddhism

5. Environmental Ethics as Applied Ethics

a. Theories of Environmental Ethics

i. Bio-centric Ethics

ii. Ecological Holism

iii. The Land Ethic

iv. Deep Ecology

v. Eco-Feminism

vi. Justice and Social Ecology

6. Practical Applications

a. Global Climate Change

b. Endangered Species

c. BP’S Oil Spill

d. Sustainability

e. Industrial Farming

f. Animal Rights

g. Synthetic Biology

h. Wilderness Management

i. Land Management

j. Environmental Activism

k. Eco-terroriem

l. Environmental Refugees

m. Carbon Mitigation

n. Future Generations