STSH-4300

Environmental Philosophy

While concepts such as quality of life, environment, nature, global ecology, and the like figure heavily in contemporary discussions, they are seldom integrated into an environmental philosophy. The course tries to achieve this integration by understanding some of the religious, mythic-poetic, and scientific dimensions of the human-nature matrix. Some specific environmental problems are examined to illustrate the system of values implied by various solutions. (Cross listed as PHIL-4300. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PHIL-4300). Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Offered on availability of instructor.

4 credit hours