ATS2871 · Monash University
Environmental ethics
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Arts
What it covers
The current global environmental crisis poses both philosophical and urgent political challenges. This unit examines the implications of environmental concerns for our moral concepts and our current way of life. Should non-human animals have rights? What about species or ecosystems? What is the value of wilderness? How might our values, institutions, and way of life have to change in order for humanity and other species to have a future?
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Research Planning Document | Written | 35% |
| Analytic Exercise | Exercise | 15% |
| Essay | Written | 30% |
| Forum Post | Exercise | 20% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On-campus |