Environmental Philosophies & Ethics

EVR 3020

CRN 82546

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Schedule of Topics & Classes

Session 1 Anthropocentrism and Environment Aug. 21-27

Session 2 Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism, Ecocentrism and Adaptive Systems Aug. 28 - Sep. 3

Session 3   Pragmatic Contextualism, Reconcilliation and the Environment Sep. 4 - 10

Session 4 Ecopragmatics and William James  Sep. 11 - 17

Session 5  Economic Ethics: The Battle for the World Economy Part One Sep. 18 - 24

Session 6 Economic Ethics: The Battle for the World Economy Part Two Sep. 25 - Oct. 1

Session 7 Economic Ethics: The Battle for the World Economy Part Three Oct. 2 - 8

Session 8 Nested Ecology Oct. 9 - 15

Session 9 Other Perspectives on Environmental Pragmatism Oct. 16 - 22

Session 10 Ecological Pragmatism: Conservation, Preservation & Householding Oct. 23 - 29

Session 11   Simplify! - Interiority, Exteriority and Necessary Anthropocentrism Oct. 30 - Nov. 5

Session 12 Framing and Reframing Environmental Issues Nov. 6 - 12

Session 13: The Communitarian Contribution to Ecopragmatics Nov. 13 - 19

Thanksgiving Break from Environmental Philosophy & Ethics Class

November 20 - 26

Session 14: Pulling the Ecopragmatic Approach Together: The Carolina Thread Nov. 27- Dec. 3

Session 15: Comprehensive Exam Due December 9 by 5 p.m. (Session runs from Dec 4 - 9)