Philosophical issues concerning the human relationship with the natural environment, including ethical and political questions about how we interact with the physical world and its inhabitants and about the interpretation of the natural. Topics may include the value and rights of nonhumans, environmental aesthetics, the identification of the "natural," ecotopias, and global environmental justice. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 3 credit units in philosophy or completion of 18 credit units at the university level or permission of the instructor.
Philosophical issues concerning the human relationship with the natural environment, including ethical and political questions about how we interact with the physical world and its inhabitants and about the interpretation of the natural. Topics may include the value and rights of nonhumans, environmental aesthetics, the identification of the "natural," ecotopias, and global environmental justice. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 3 credit units in philosophy or completion of 18 credit units at the university level or permission of the instructor.
