Reed, Ross2009-02-272009-02-272006-08-24http://hdl.handle.net/10267/3513This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. To read, discuss, and critically evaluate some of the basic writings in environmental ethics, with a view to discerning basic issues and trends in this developing field of philosophy. 2. To give you a basic philosophical framework for the evaluation of various moral claims within the field of environmental ethics. 3. To assist you in being able to express – both verbally and in written form – critical insights generated by the reading of texts in environmental philosophy. 4. To give you some specific intellectual material to help you grapple with the ambiguity, anxiety, and freedom that are indelible aspects of the human condition. 5. To engage in philosophizing in a way that allows you to maintain/achieve/regain a childlike wonder and sense of play in the face of the vast and mysterious universe.en-USRhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital images in this repository. Images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu. Fees may apply.Philosophy, Department ofSyllabusCurriculumAcademic departmentsText2006 FallSyllabus