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Politicians, scientists,�and�citizens worldwide face many�environmental issues today, but�they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover,�there are many ways to understand�how we have, do,�and�could value�the�environment�from animal rights�andwise use to deep ecology�and�ecofeminism. This class acquaints students with some of�the�challenging moral issues that arise in�the�context of�environmental management�and�policy-making, both in�the�past�and�the�present.�Environmental concerns also highlight important economic, epistemological, legal, political,�and�social issues in assessing our moral obligations to nature as well as other humans. This course examines various perspectives expressed in both contemporary�and�historical debates over�environmental�ethics�by exploring four central questions: What is nature? Who counts in�environmental�ethics? How do we know nature? Whose nature?�

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