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Text Reading | Topics | Text Discussion Questions | Case Study

At the conclusion of this session please post your discussion questions for the text and  for the case study as a single set of responses under the heading DQ9.

 

Session 9: Bio-Centric Ethics and Wilderness
 
Reading Assignments: 

& Joseph R. Des Jardins Environmental Ethics (Fourth Edition), Chapters 6 & 7

 

  Session Nine Topics:

Animal Research and Factory Farming. Peter Singer and the Animal Liberation Movement. Tom Regan and Animal Rights. Ethical Implications of Animal Welfare. Criticisms. Biodiversity. Instrumental Value and Intrinsic Value. Biocentric Ethics and the Reverence for Life. Ethics and Character. Taylor's Biocentric Ethics. Practical Implications. Challenges and Developments.

  Text Discussion Questions

Please complete discussion questions 3-5 for Chapter 6 and questions 2 and 5 for Chapter 7 of the Des Jardins text.

 

  Case Study Selection for Class Discussion:

Rising Temperatures, Differing Viewpoints:
A Case Study on the Politics of Information

By
Christopher Hollister
Arts and Sciences Libraries
University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Case Study Discussion Questions:

  1. Is this case study a primary or a secondary source of information?
  2. What overriding message is being communicated by the information in this case study?
  3. What information is missing from this case study?
  4. List two possible reasons (or motives) for the publishing of each of the two articles cited in this case?
  5. Which of the following best describes the information presented in this study?
    1. Differing opinions regarding which parts of the EPA report are newsworthy
    2. Conflicts within the science community
    3. Differing political agendas
    4. Conflicts between scientists and politicians
  6. List two reasons for your answer to question 5 above.
  7. Based on this case study and on your course readings, what criteria should one use to evaluate news stories?


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