Environmental Philosophy (PHIL2210)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
History,Philos,Religion&Class
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
PD765, PHIL7221
Assessment methods
Assignments, Final Exam
Course enquiries
Doctor Michael Vincent (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
An introduction to ethical issues raised by relationships between humans & their environment. Topics include the value of wilderness and biodiversity, animal rights, obligations to future humans & nonhumans, the ethics of species extinction & the limits to growth. This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
