LAUD 483 Environment Philosophy and Ethics

This course aims to restructure the meaning of environment and question human attitude towards nature and other living things. Related environmental topics and issues will be discussed in the light of environmental philosophy and its historical progress. The course will also discuss environmental ethics that deals with relations of human beings to environment and the conflicts that arise, as well as the role of ethics in guiding human behavior. The course aims to embrace students from a variety of disciplines to build a certain level of consciousness, responsibility and skills to understand and resolve environmental conflicts. This will be established through the review of selected case studies related to each student's disciplinary background. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit units: 6.

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