| REL 348. Environmental
Ethics This course begins with the assumption that there is an environmental crisis. We will not spend a great deal of time trying to "prove" this in any systematic way. Rather, our time will be spent exploring two areas: the theoretical frameworks through which people approach the world and the environment and the concrete physical examples of how this crisis manifests itself in our world. These two elements, theory and praxis, will provide the methodological framework for examining environmental ethics. By the end of this course, students should be able to identify their own worldview and relationship with the natural world; exhibit a critical understanding of the environmental crisis; demonstrate familiarity with a variety of religious and philosophical approaches to the environment; analyze a particular environmental problem and offer several responses. Instructor: Peters Semester: Credits: 4 semester hours |
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