PHIL 220 - Environmental Ethics

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Boston

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Description:

3 Credits An examination of the place of humanity in the natural world and implications for ethics of this place. Topics include the environmental crisis and the need for a new environmental ethic, the ethical dimensions of environmental policy issues, human-centered ethics, obligations to future generations, the intrinsic value of the natural world, animal rights, wilderness, and the preservation of species.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umb.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 287-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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