PHIL 270
Spring 2020 not offered
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Crosslisting:
ENVS 270 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies Minor |
| Course Cluster: Sustainability and Environmental Justice |
This class offers an introduction to the philosophy of the environment, the environmental movement, concepts of nature, and the place of humanity in the age of the Anthropocene. We will explore a wide range of topics including: changing paradigms of nature from mechanism to biocentrism; the politics and ethics of climate change; environmental challenges to modern political philosophy from feminism; animal rights and land reform movements; ecological and gift economics; monetary reform for sustainability; Buddhist economics and permaculture models of development; media ecology and the transformative effects of technology on the natural world; environmental aesthetics; theory of wholeness and sustainable architecture; comparative epistemologies of nature including ecofeminist, indigenous, and transpersonal perspectives; the study of nonhuman intelligences in nature; nature-based spiritual traditions; and more. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(PHIL)(PHIL-Social Jus)(STS) |
Major Readings:
Lori Gruen & Dale Jamieson, ads, _Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 2nd Edition, 2012
Tim Ingold, _The Perception of the Environment_, 2011
Val Plumwood, _Environmental Culture_, 2005
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short critical responses to readings
Several public blog posts building on class themes with additional sources. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Participation in class discussion and moodle |
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