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Session Seven

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Ecological Literacy I: Ethics

Class Discussion

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This class involves the discussion of text, including the relationship of ethics and economics.   Students will also prepare for the submission of writing assignment number 3.

Readings
Text:

BASIC ECOLOGICAL LITERACY: A FIRST CUT  Kenneth M. Klemow Department of Biology, Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World by David Orr, Chapters 1 through Chapter 5.

Sand County Almanac, by Leopold Part IV, pp. 237-264


Writing
Assignment
Writing assignment # 3 due next week.

Web Board:

Discussion Questions

1.      What does David Orr mean when he refers to a "social trap?"

2.      Similarly, what does Orr mean when referring to the "crisis as a consequence of economic growth."

3.      Is Orr, after all, really anti-market and anti-capitalist?   Explain.

4.      So what's wrong with "dominating nature" anyway?

5.      What was that "wrong turn" that Orr claims we as a species made?

6.      How does Orr claim that sustainability and technology contradict one another?

7.      So what conclusions does Orr ultimately draw in the first 21 pages of his book?

8.      How does Orr define ecological literacy?  How have others define it?

9.      Why has ecological literacy been such a difficult concept for Western culture to grasp?

10.    What are the six foundations of ecological literacy?

11.      What does Leopold mean when referring to a "land ethic?"

12.      Klemow identifies 11 basic concepts upon which ecological literacy is built.  Name 4 of these.

Post your responses to the questions on the Web Board for Session 7.

Field Trip
Field Trip
 Field Trip Four in two weeks.   Click the icon to review objectives for the field trip.

Journal Writing
 Journal writing continues.  You might also find it useful in adding to your journal entries to visit some controversial corporate web sites like those of Monsanto, Exxon, Nestle, etc. and see what "ethical" issues relative to the environment and the use of human resources these corporations face.  Make some notes in your journal if you decide to look into these ethical issues.

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