Topic: Valuing nature of Respect for by Paul W. Taylor “The Ethics Nature” in and Duties to the by Holmes Rolston III “Values Natural World” by Aldo Leopold “The Land Ethic” Wednesday, July 4th No class Thursday, July 5th Topic: Valuing nature (cont’d) with by Martin H. Krieger “What’s Wrong Plastic Trees?” Good of by Robin Attfield “The Trees” by Mary Midgley “Duties Concerning Islands” *Idea for presentation topic must be emailed to Laura by 11:59 pm on Sunday, July 8th Week Two Monday, July 9th Topic: Environmental holism A New Philosophy of Our by Warwick Fox “Deep Ecology: Time?” by Gary Varner “Biocentric Individualism” for by Elliott Sober “Philosophical Problems Environmentalism” Tuesday, July 10th Topic: Ecofeminism Power and the Promise of by Karen J. Warren “The Ecological Feminism” Global Justice and by Greta Gaard and Lori “Ecofeminism: Toward Planetary Health” Gruen and Population: Issues for the by Gita “Women, Poverty, Concerned Environmentalist” Sen Wednesday, July 11th Topic: Human-centered ethics Ethics and by Bryan G. Norton “Environmental Weak Anthropocentrism” vs. Nonathropocentrism: Why Should We by Katie McShane “Anthropocentrism Care?” Thursday, July 12th *Student presentations Topic: Critics and concerns the Moral Considerability of by Harley Cahen “Against Ecosystems” at by Boris Zeide “Another Look Leopold’s Land Ethic” by David Schmidtz “When Preservationism Doesn’t Preserve”
Topic: Valuing nature “The Ethics of Respect for Nature” by Paul W. Taylor “Values in and Duties to the Natural World” by Holmes Rolston III “The Land Ethic” by Aldo Leopold Wednesday, July 4th No class Thursday, July 5th Topic: Valuing nature (cont’d) “What’s Wrong with Plastic Trees?” by Martin H. Krieger “The Good of Trees” by Robin Attfield “Duties Concerning Islands” by Mary Midgley *Idea for presentation topic must be emailed to Laura by 11:59 pm on Sunday, July 8th Week Two Monday, July 9th Topic: Environmental holism “Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of Our Time?” by Warwick Fox “Biocentric Individualism” by Gary Varner “Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism” by Elliott Sober Tuesday, July 10th Topic: Ecofeminism “The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism” by Karen J. Warren “Ecofeminism: Toward Global Justice and Planetary Health” by Greta Gaard and Lori Gruen “Women, Poverty, and Population: Issues for the Concerned Environmentalist” by Gita Sen Wednesday, July 11th Topic: Human-centered ethics “Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism” by Bryan G. Norton “Anthropocentrism vs. Nonathropocentrism: Why Should We Care?” by Katie McShane Thursday, July 12th *Student presentations Topic: Critics and concerns “Against the Moral Considerability of Ecosystems” by Harley Cahen “Another Look at Leopold’s Land Ethic” by Boris Zeide “When Preservationism Doesn’t Preserve” by David Schmidtz