SC 410 Environmental Ethics

General Information:

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus & Schedule

 

Class Outline

Spring Session 2001

Class

Topic

Student Papers

Pages in Text

Feb. 8

Introduction

   

Feb. 13

Moral Argument and Ethical Theory

 

pp. 1-38

Feb. 15

 

Assign #1 due

 

Feb. 20

Religious and Cultural Perspectives

 

pp. 43-73

Feb. 22

Case Study: Bhopal and Responsible Care

Assign #2 due

 

Feb. 27

Other Animals

 

pp. 74-132

Mar. 1

Case Study: Rachel Carson and the Pesticides

Assign #3 due

 

Mar. 6, 8

Spring Break

   

Mar. 13

Broader Biotic Community

 

pp. 133-215

Mar. 15

Case Study: The Death of the Great Fisheries

Assign #4 due

 

Mar. 20

Deep Ecology and Ecofeminism

 

pp. 216-285

Mar. 22

Case Study: The Legacy of War

Assign #5 due

 

Mar. 27

Economics, Ethics, and Ecology

 

pp. 310-327, 352-359, 379-431

Mar. 29

Case Study: Takings: the Law and the Political Tradition

Assign #6 due

 

Apr. 3

Biodiversity and Forests

 

pp. 479-548

Apr. 5

Case Study: The Tropical Rainforest

Assign #7 due

 

Apr. 10

Future Generations and Sustainability

 

pp. 432-478

Apr. 12

Case Study: The Population Problem

Assign #8 due

 

Apr. 17

Environmental Activism & Personal Choice

 

pp. 626-650

Apr. 19

Case Study: The Story of Love Canal or the Case of the Exxon Valdez

Assign #9 due

 

Apr. 24

No class meeting:

Attend Senior Project Presentations

   

Apr. 26

Corporate Responsibility and Global Ecological Crisis

Assign #10 due

pp. 549-625

May 1

Final Exam