POLS 106 - Environmental Values and Ethics

Institution:

Lehigh University

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Description:

An introduction to the ethical perspectives and values that shape human relationships to the natural environment in contemporary society. What are the moral implications of these relationships for justice and human collective action Given these implications, what policy responses to environmental problems are morally or politically justifiable In answering these questions, the course explores ethical ideas developed in different schools of environmental thought, such as deep ecology and ecofeminism, in addition to ideas that emerge from social movements, such as environmental justice and bioregionalism. Holland (SS)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lehigh.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 758-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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