Maricopa Community Colleges  PHI216   20032-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/26/02
PHI216 20032-20045 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Environmental Ethics
Philosophical consideration of diverse theories and perspectives on the environment, and application of these theories to moral issues such as animal rights, preservation of wilderness and species, population, world hunger and poverty, and air and water pollution. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
PHI216   20032-20045 Environmental Ethics
1. Identify and explain ethical theories used to establish arguments related to environmental moral issues. (I, II)
2. Apply ethical theories and moral principles to contemporary environmental moral issues. (III)
3. Compose oral and written discourse that defends an ethical position on environmental moral issues. (I, II, III)
4. Analyze and critique ethical arguments related to environmental moral issues. (I, II, III)
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PHI216   20032-20045 Environmental Ethics
    I. Ethical Theories
        A. Virtue ethics: Aristotle
        B. Deontology: Kant and Ross
        C. Utilitarianism: Act and rule utilitarianism
        D. Moral relativism
          1. Individual relativism (subjectivism)
          2. Cultural relativism (conventionalism)
      II. Ethical Theories and Perspectives on the Environment
          A. Western religious perspective
          B. Anthropocentrism/species-ism
          C. Holism: the land ethic
          D. Deep ecology
          E. Eco-feminism
          F. Multicultural perspectives
            1. Eastern
            2. Native American
        III. Application of Ethical Theories to Contemporary Environmental Issues
            A. Animal rights
              1. Vegetarianism
              2. Hunting for sport, furs, and zoos
              3. Animal experimentation
            B. Preservation
              1. Wilderness
              2. Species
              3. Sustainability
              4. Biodiversity
            C. Population, poverty, and world hunger
            D. Pollution
              1. Air: The greenhouse effect and ozone depletion
              2. Water: Pesticides and hazardous waste
            E. Corporate responsibility
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