Week Two
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Monday, July 16th
Topic: Some approaches to environmental ethics
“Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of Our Time?” by Warwick Fox
“Biocentric Individualism” by Gary Varner
“The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism” by Karen J. Warren
Tuesday, July 17th
Topic: Some approaches to environmental ethics (cont’d)
“Ecofeminism: Toward Global Justice and Planetary Health” by Greta Gaard and Lori Gruen
“Beyond Intrinsic Value: Pragmatism in Environmental Ethics” by Anthony Weston
“Women, Poverty, and Population: Issues for the Concerned Environmentalist” by Gita Sen
Wednesday, July 18th
Topic: Human-centered ethics
“Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism” by Bryan G. Norton
“Anthropocentrism vs. Nonathropocentrism: Why Should We Care?” by Katie McShane
Thursday, July 19th
Topic: Critics and concerns
“Another Look at Leopold’s Land Ethic” by Boris Zeide
“When Preservationism Doesn’t Preserve” by David Schmidtz
“Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique” by Ramachandra Guha
*Short paper #1 due on July 20th at 11:59 pm. Assignment instructions here.
*Email Laura with your final project idea by July 22nd, 11:59 pm.
Topic: Some approaches to environmental ethics
“Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of Our Time?” by Warwick Fox
“Biocentric Individualism” by Gary Varner
“The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism” by Karen J. Warren
Tuesday, July 17th
Topic: Some approaches to environmental ethics (cont’d)
“Ecofeminism: Toward Global Justice and Planetary Health” by Greta Gaard and Lori Gruen
“Beyond Intrinsic Value: Pragmatism in Environmental Ethics” by Anthony Weston
“Women, Poverty, and Population: Issues for the Concerned Environmentalist” by Gita Sen
Wednesday, July 18th
Topic: Human-centered ethics
“Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism” by Bryan G. Norton
“Anthropocentrism vs. Nonathropocentrism: Why Should We Care?” by Katie McShane
Thursday, July 19th
Topic: Critics and concerns
“Another Look at Leopold’s Land Ethic” by Boris Zeide
“When Preservationism Doesn’t Preserve” by David Schmidtz
“Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique” by Ramachandra Guha
*Short paper #1 due on July 20th at 11:59 pm. Assignment instructions here.
*Email Laura with your final project idea by July 22nd, 11:59 pm.