PHIL 30390 - Environmental Philosophy, Fall 2007
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The aim of this course is to enable participants to bring together materials from various disciplines bearing on our current environmental crisis, and from this integrated perspective to evaluate possible ways in which the crisis might be resolved. Disciplines to be consulted include ecology, thermodynamics, economics, value theory, and environmental history, among others. This project will rely on the integrative skills of philosophy to discern how materials from these disparate sources fit together.
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Environmental PhilosophyKenneth Sayre, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy Course Structure: Two discussion/lecture classes per week |
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Course Description
The aim of this course is to enable participants to bring together materials from various disciplines bearing on our current environmental crisis, and from this integrated perspective to evaluate possible ways in which the crisis might be resolved. Disciplines to be consulted include ecology, thermodynamics, economics, value theory, and environmental history, among others. This project will rely on the integrative skills of philosophy to discern how materials from these disparate sources fit together.
Course Contents
PHIL 30390 - About the Professor , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Syllabus , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Calendar , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Lecture notes , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - "Unearthed" images, charts, etc. , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - poker , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - earth from moon , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - shaker , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Easter Island , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Order , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Thumbnail Easter Island , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Lectures , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Runners , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Readings , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Corn Grid Thumbnail , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Consumerism-small , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Wealth Thumbnail , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Occidental #18 Thumb , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Unearthed , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Thumbnail Hand Made Visible , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Videos , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Thumbnail Earth from Moon , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Discussion Questions , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Professor Sayre , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - The carbon dioxide spike (Ayres) , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - Download This Course , Fall 2007
PHIL 30390 - The consumption spike (Ayres) , Fall 2007
