This course explores key debates concerning: the moral significance of nature; basic moral theories; moral relativism, objectivism, and pragmatism; Indigenous perspectives on human-nature relations, ethical assessment of new technologies including impacts on human health and behavior, biodiversity, water conservation and climate change; the question of why humans have degraded their environments, including economic and political causes; the concepts of space, place, and ecological identity; ethical limitations of economic-driven decision-making and cost-benefit analysis; professional ethics and social responsibility; environmental justice, environmental racism, Reconciliation, and key debates in the ethics of climate change (individual, intergenerational, and international responsibilities; just transitions, geoengineering). 03-09-2025-03-12-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday 02:30PM - 03:45PM, Duffy Science Ctr, Room 423
- Teacher: Max Schaefer