Environmental Ethics

A lecture-only course that uses current references to explore views on the human/nature relationship. Topics include definitions of environmental ethics, sustainability, "centrisms," "Green Politics," "Deep Ecology," "The Land Ethic," and conflict analysis, with additional highlights on American-Indian perspectives and value systems. Emphasis is placed on analysis of scientific evidence in the context of environmental ethics.

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Text: Botkin, D. and E. Keller. 2000. Environmental Science:
Earth as a Living Planet, 3rd ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York. 649 pp.

Curriculum produced by NCSR. Funding Provided by the National Science Foundation.