Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PHL 405 - Environmental Ethics (4 Cr.)

(Formerly PHL 205) (LER ENV)(GCR ENV)
A philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and the natural world. Readings address the cultural and scientific constructions of nature and the environment, the metaphysical underpinnings of various restoration positions, relationships between environmental and social problems, and the role of imagination in environmentalism. Following an introduction to environmental theory, we will examine various areas of ethical concern, including wilderness policy and interspecies communication. Prerequisite: Either two philosophy courses (one at the 300-level), or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2018-19 and alternate years. Grebowicz.