PHIL 303 Seminar in Environmental Philosophy
This course aims to familiarize students with the major themes and arguments of environmental philosophy through careful reading of classical and contemporary literature. It is an introduction to the philosophical issues concerning nature and the environment. Topics may include: philosophy of nature, environmental ethics, animal rights, hunting and fishing, water use, land ethics and agriculture, forestry, ecophenomenology, deep ecologies, environment and social justice, new technologies, wilderness, sustainability, and biodiversity. For Philosophy majors (and for those who may add the major later on) this course also serves as their senior seminar.