Course: 1.3 Climate Change Ethics

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- Select activity Topic 1 - Climate Change in the Anthropocene Topic...
  
  Topic 1 - Climate Change in the Anthropocene
  
  Topic 2 - What Is Environmental Ethics
  
  Topic 3- Ethical approaches in general
  
  Topic 4 - Value issues
  
  Topic 5 - Limitations of the human-centred approach
  
  Topic 6 - Shades of Green
  
  Topic 7 - The problem of cooperation. The tragedy of the commons
  
  Topic 8 - Moral status_ can nature be the object of moral consideration
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Topic 1 - Climate Change in the Anthropocene
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- Select activity Reading 1. Anthropocene (Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology)
  
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- Select activity Reading 3. Facts about the climate emergency (UNEP - UN Environment Programme)
  
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Topic 7 - The problem of cooperation. The tragedy of the commons
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Select topic Topic 8 - Moral status_ can nature be the object of moral consideration

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Topic outline

Announcements

Module Introduction

Module Content

Topic 1 - Climate Change in the Anthropocene

Pre-class reading material

In-class material

Topic 2 - What Is Environmental Ethics

Pre-class reading material

In-class material

Topic 3- Ethical approaches in general

Pre-class reading material

In-class material

Topic 4 - Value issues

Pre-class reading material

In-class material

Topic 5 - Limitations of the human-centred approach

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In-class material

Topic 6 - Shades of Green

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In-class material

Topic 7 - The problem of cooperation. The tragedy of the commons

Topic 8 - Moral status_ can nature be the object of moral consideration