Philosophy 255 - Environmental Ethics Hanrahan

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Whitman College

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Does the nonhuman world have any intrinsic value or is it valuable only because of its relation to human interests That is, does anything besides humanity have "moral standing" If so, what is its basis Should we, for instance accord rights to all those creatures that are sentient If we do, will we have gone far enough, morally speaking What about those creatures that lack sentience What about the environment in which all creatures, human and nonhuman, live Does it have moral standing In answering these questions, we will consider the works of Aldo Leopold, Peter Singer, Karen Warren, Arne Naess, and Julian Simon, among others.

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3.00

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www.whitman.edu

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(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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