| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | No 2026 2025 |
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| Area of Inquiry | Human Thought and Expression |
| Liberal Arts Practices | Confront Collective Challenges The Process of Writing |
An introduction to the field of environmental ethics. Several key figures and philosophies in the environmental movement are studied and critically analyzed, with a particular emphasis on ethical reasoning and its influences on environmental policies and practices. Topics to be discussed include animal rights and the ethical treatment of animals, intrinsic and instrumental evaluations of the natural world and its inhabitants, the value(s) of species and ecosystems, the nature and extent of our obligations to address climate change, as well as central questions of consumption and population ethics in the context of sustainability.