PHIL 448 Environmental Values, Justice, and Policy

An advanced study of philosophical perspectives on value and social justice and their relevance for environmental action and policy. Specific topics, themes, or problems covered will vary. Examples include: the normative bases of global climate policy; normative perspectives on reconciling global poverty-alleviation and human development goals with environmental protection; the nature of systemic environmental racism and its redress; the plurality of values relevant to supporting and motivating environmental action and policy; complexities accompanying intergenerational environmental justice.

Often cross-listed with PHIL 548

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall (in-person/hybrid, occasionally online) or Winter (in-person/hybrid, occasionally online)

Prerequisites - One PHIL course (100-499, excluding PHIL 120 and PHIL 130). PHIL 229 highly recommended.
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing

Equivalent Course(s) - PHIL 558
Course History -
New Course 12/2020, effective Fall 2021

Philosophy

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