Schedule
Tue-Thu, 9:05 AM - 10:30 AM (9/5/2012 - 12/18/2012) Location: MAIN WILBR W105
Tue-Thu, 9:05 AM - 10:30 AM (9/5/2012 - 12/21/2012) Location: MAIN WILBR W105
Description
(formerly PHI 242, PHI 255)
What kind of moral obligations do human beings have to other living things and the rest of nature? The course explores moral issues that arise in our relationship to nature, particularly from philosophical and/or religious perspectives. Basic theories and tools of moral reasoning are introduced to understand and evaluate diverse viewpoints about the current and ideal state of human interaction with our environment. In addition, the course equips students to develop their own moral judgments about these questions. Issues examined may include global climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, pollution, waste and animal cruelty. (Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.)