Seminar in Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 5240

Understanding environmental problems; understanding core interests; communication and the limiting of misunderstanding; procedural fairness; justifying aspirations; general approaches to environmental problems; of general applicability to environmental problems.


Philosophical examination of several different approaches to environmental problems::: economic, juridical, political, ecological. Discusses specific environmental problems, focusing on their moral dimensions, e.g. wilderness preservation, animal rights, and land use and urban planning.