SOC 2070A - Society & Environmental Ethics:Field Studies

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Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits This course examines the place of humans in the natural world and the interrelationships between society and the natural world. We will look at different social world views and various environmental ethics that arise from these views. In the modern world, the environment has value in terms of human and social interests. Accordingly, the environment is val ued as an agglomeration of resources to be extracted and molded into products of service to humans. In indigenous peoples' cultures, every thing in nature has intrinsic value: sun, water, air, earth, etc. are alive, have a spirit and, with humans, are part of the same family. Students will criti cally examine the environmental ethics of different societies and cultures, as well as their personal environmental ethic. There will be a number of experiential activities, affording class members an opportunity to gain insight into native peoples' deep connection to the natural world. The last section of the course will address the issues of social activism and the cre ation of a sustainable environmental ethic. Students will discuss social ideas and insights that can lead toward sustainable environmental ethics for a sustainable planet. Offered: 2008 - 2010.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DOWLING.EDU

Phone Number:

(631) 244-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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