PHIL146 — Environmental Ethics
PHIL 146 - Environmental Ethics PHIL 146 - Environmental Ethics 5 Credits Environmental Ethics introduces students to the moral relations between human beings and their natural environment. Topics for Environmental Ethics may include animal rights, population and consumption, pollution, climate change, economics and the environment, and sustainability. Fees Quarters Typically pring Day Designed to Serve Students needing AA degree credit; students needing AA HUM distribution credit; students with an interest in ethics, ecology, or current affairs; students with an interest in environmental issues; general students. Active Date 2014-09-02 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Environmental Ethics in traditional religions such as Indigenous Religions, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism 2. Perspectives on the Environment and Animals found in Traditional Western Philosophical Traditions such as Descartes, Kant, and Bentham 3. Biocentric perspectives and Ecocentric perspectives 4. Lifeboat ethics 5. Population issues 6. Food and Water 7. Trash and Waste 8. Sustainability 9. Climate Change 10. Environmental Racism Student Learning