Ecological Philosophy

Philosophy 500A
Spring 2001
TR 11:00 - 12:20


Despite the “500" number, this course is intended as an introduction to the field of environmental philosophy and is open to all students without prerequisite. The course will introduce students to several classics of American environmentalism and survey the contemporary field of ecological thought. Topics include deep ecology, ecofeminism, the GAIA hypothesis, phenomenology, and the development of an ethical response to our natural environment. We will read the following works:

 
H. D. Thoreau, “Walking”
Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
Erazim Kohàk, The Green Halo
John McPhee, Encounters with the Archdruid
Neil Evernden, The Natural Alien

 
For more information, contact: 
Ted Toadvine, Social Sciences, x5566 
(toadvint@emporia.edu).

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