Environmental Ethics

Catalog description

What kind of moral obligations do human beings have to other living things and the rest of nature? The course explores moral issues that arise in our relationship to nature, particularly from philosophical and/or religious perspectives. Basic theories and tools of moral reasoning are introduced to understand and evaluate diverse viewpoints about the current and ideal state of human interaction with our environment. Issues examined may include global climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, pollution, waste and animal cruelty.