ENS 204
Environmental Ethics
3
Course Description
At the end of this course students will be able to:
1. distinguish between the concepts of Environmental ethics and environmental philosophy;
2. narrate the historical development of environmental philosophy from the twentieth to the
twenty first century;
3. describe the role of environmental philosophy in evaluating attitudes toward the environment;
4. discuss the compatibility of human and environmental/ecological values;
5. identify the importance of environmental philosophy within the management and design of
social systems;
6. mention and explain the branches of environmental ethics; and
7. explain the relevance of environmental ethics and values within the field of environmental
science.
Course Outline
The concept of Environmental ethics and philosophy. Role of ethics in the environment.
Importance of environmental ethics. Branches of environmental ethics:
a) environmental law;
b) environmental sociology;
c) Eco theology;
d) ecological economics;
e) ecology; and
f) environmental geography.
Historical development of environmental philosophy in the twentieth and twenty first century;
role of environmental philosophy in evaluating attitudes toward the environment; compatibility of
human and environmental/ecological values; Importance of environmental philosophy within the
management and design of social systems; Relevance of environmental ethics and values within
the field of environmental science.