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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 DQ8.

 
Session 8: Responsibilities for  the Natural World
 
Reading Assignments: 

Joseph R. Des Jardins Environmental Ethics (Fourth Edition), Chapter 5

 
 

  Session Eight Topics:

Mass Extinctions. Moral Standing in the Western Tradition. Early Environmental Ethics: Passmore and Blackstone. Moral Standing: The Recent Debate. Do Trees Have Standing?
 

  Text Discussion Questions

Please complete discussion questions 2, 3, 6, and 9 for Chapter 5 of the Des Jardins text.

 
 

  Case Study Selection for Class Discussion:

Canada and Spain Fishing Dispute

Case Study Discussion Questions:

  1. Briefly describe the nature of this conflict.
  2. What international laws or treaties apply to the conflict?
  3. Briefly describe the environmental impacts of the conflict.
  4. Identify two other ICE cases that are similar to this conflict and briefly describe each.

 

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