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PHIL 3206

Subject: PHILOSOPHY
Course No. and Title:

PHIL 3206 Environmental Ethics
Credit Value:

Three (3) credit hours
Course Description:

In this course, we delve into some of the problems that face the development of an environmental ethic, including whether nature deserves moral consideration, what parts of nature count and what parts don’t, and how economic thinking is related to ethical thinking. We also look at various systematic theories of environmental ethics. We consider the practical implications of these philosophical theories for daily life. Finally, we make a detailed study of Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, which shaped the whole discipline.
Prerequisite:

None
Instructor:

Scott Dunham is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Graduate Studies, and a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Brunswick.
Contact Information:

Office 232, Carleton Hall
Phone 506-453-5073
Email dunhamsa@unb.ca
Course Format:

The course is divided into four units. Each unit comprises readings and written essays.
Course Texts:
  • Light, Andrew and Holmes Rolston III, eds. Environmental Ethics (Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2003, ISBN 9780631222941
  • Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac, 2nd Edition. (Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1968, ISBN 9780195007770)

Textbooks can be ordered from the UNB Fredericton Bookstore:
506-453-4664
unb.bkstr.ca
Evaluation:

Five written assignments, 100%.
Time Limit: Six months
Fees:

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Fees are subject to change by the Board of Governors.
Methods of Payment:

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Cash (Do not send in the mail. Please deliver to the College of Extended Learning, 2nd Level, Wu Centre, UNB Fredericton Campus)
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