| Dato | Undervises av | Sted | Tema | Kommentarer / ressurser |
| 17.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | Seminar room, 4th floor, SUM, Sognsveien 68, 10.15-12.00 | VALUES: Environmental issues involve values and value conflicts. We shall examine the concept(s) of value in general and in relation to the environment. | Readings: John O’Neill, ”The Varieties of Intrinsic Value” (L&R, III.10); Holmes Rolston, “Value in Nature and the Nature of Value” (ibid. 11); Bryan G. Norton, “Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism” (ibid. 13); Eugene Hargrove, ”Weak Anthropocentric Intrinsic Value” (ibid. 14); Briefly on Deep Ecology (see V.19, 20). Per Ariansen, “And I shall tell you who you are” (Compendium) |
| 17.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | SUM, 4th floor, 13.15-15.00 | Seminar: Values | Readings: John O’Neill, ”The Varieties of Intrinsic Value” (L&R, III.10); Holmes Rolston, “Value in Nature and the Nature of Value” (ibid. 11); Bryan G. Norton, “Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism” (ibid. 13); Eugene Hargrove, ”Weak Anthropocentric Intrinsic Value” (ibid. 14); Briefly on Deep Ecology (see V.19, 20). Per Ariansen, “And I shall tell you who you are” (Compendium) |
| 19.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | Seminar room, 4th floor, SUM, Sognsveien 68, 10.15-12.00 | MORAL STATUS: Of special interest are values that on a moral basis oblige and protect. A major issue in environmental philosophy is whether, and in what manner, animals and other non-humans link to such moral values. | Readings: Peter Singer, ”For Humans only: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues” (L&R, II.4); Tom Regan: ”Animal Rights: What's in a Name? with a brief extract from The Case for Animal Rights” (ibid. 5); Paul Taylor, ”The Ethics of Respect for Nature” (ibid. 6) |
| 19.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | SUM, 4th floor. 13.15-15.00 | Seminar: Moral Status | Readings: Peter Singer, ”For Humans only: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues” (L&R, II.4); Tom Regan: ”Animal Rights: What's in a Name? with a brief extract from The Case for Animal Rights” (ibid. 5); Paul Taylor, ”The Ethics of Respect for Nature” (ibid. 6) |
| 24.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | Seminar room, 4th floor, SUM, Sognsveien 68, 10.15-12.00 | ENVIRONMENTAL PRAGMATISM: The differences over the issue of moral status drove participants into two camps: anthropocentrists versus non-anthropocentrists. Proponents of environmental pragmatism challenge the fruitfulness of this distinction. | Readings: Bryan Norton: “Integration or Reduction: Two Approaches to Environmental Values” (Compendium.); Katie McShane: Anthropcentrism Versus Non-anthropcentrism: Why Should We care? (ibid.), Katie McShane, “Why Environmental Ethics shouldn’t give up on Intrinsic Value”. (ibid.) |
| 24.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | SUM, 4th floor, 13.15-15.00 | Seminar: Environmental Pragmatism | Readings: Bryan Norton: “Integration or Reduction: Two Approaches to Environmental Values” (Compendium.); Katie McShane: Anthropcentrism Versus Non-anthropcentrism: Why Should We care? (ibid.), Katie McShane, “Why Environmental Ethics shouldn’t give up on Intrinsic Value”. (ibid.) |
| 26.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | Seminar room, 4th floor, SUM, Sognsveien 68, 10.15-12.00 | THE ETHICS OF CLIMATE: In the 70’ies environmental ethics was presented as a respons to dangers of pollution and of resource depletion, Today the dominant issue is the expected climate change. | Readings: Stephen Gardiner, “A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics and The problem of Moral Corruption” (Compendium); Stephen Gardiner, “Ethics and Global Climate Change” (ibid.) |
| 26.11.2009 | Espen Gamlund | SUM, 4th floor, 13.15-15.00 | Seminar: The Ethics of Climate | Readings: Stephen Gardiner, “A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics and The problem of Moral Corruption” (Compendium); Stephen Gardiner, “Ethics and Global Climate Change” (ibid.) |
| 01.12.2009 | Espen Gamlund | Seminar room, 4th floor, SUM, Sognsveien 68, 10.15-12.00 | FUTURE GENERATIONS: Environmental degradation is often unevenly distributed. What special moral and philosophical issues are raised if the harm will strike those that will be born in the future? | Readings: Kristian Skagen Ekeli, “Environmental Risks, Uncertainty and Intergenerational Ethics.” (Compendium). John Broome, “Discounting the Future” (ibid.) Ernest Partridge, “On the Rights of Future Generations” (ibid.); Brian Barry, “Sustainability and intergenerational Justice”. (L&R, VII.38) |
| 01.12.2009 | Espen Gamlund | SUM, 4th floor, 13.15-15.00 | Seminar: Future Generations | Readings: Kristian Skagen Ekeli, “Environmental Risks, Uncertainty and Intergenerational Ethics.” (Compendium). John Broome, “Discounting the Future” (ibid.) Ernest Partridge, “On the Rights of Future Generations” (ibid.); Brian Barry, “Sustainability and intergenerational Justice”. (L&R, VII.38)Exam will be handed out at the seminar and in Fronter |
| 11.12.2009 | EXAM | Exam paper to be handed in in Fronter |
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