Marshall University Course Outline
ES 655
Environmental Ethics
Spring Semester – 2001
6:50 – 9:10 Monday Evenings
Terry Clarke, Adjunct Professor
1022 Bath Avenue
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
304-529-5261 (o)
606-325-4852 (h)
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~terryclarke
Class Newsgroup: http://www.egroups.com/group/Environmental-Ethics-MUGC
Primary Text: VanDeVeer & Pierce, The Environmental Ethics & Policy Book, 2nd Ed., 1998, Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Secondary Materials: Case summaries, journal articles, class handouts, and other materials as assigned.
Course Grading Scheme
50% Research Paper.
25% Team Project (Grade consists of peer review scoring, classmate evaluations and instructor evaluation).
25% Class participation, literature and presentation critiques & ethics observation journal.
Class Schedule
January 8: Class overview and introductions
January 15: MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY -- No class
January 22: Defining "ethics" and examining the need for ethical standards (pp. 1-42)
January 29: Role of religion and culture in the formation of an environmental ethic (pp. 43-73)
February 5: Ethical dilemma: Homo Sapiens vs. "the other animals" (pp. 74-132)
February 12: Ethical dilemma: Homo Sapiens vs. "Nature" (pp. 133-236)
February 19: "Nature"--continued; RESEARCH PAPER DUE
February 26: Eco-feminism (pp. 237-285)
March 5: The Market's role in establishing an environmental ethic (pp. 286-346)
March 12: The Market-- continued; Corporate responsibility (pp. 549-590)
March 19: SPRING BREAK -- No class
March 26: Property "rights" vs. environmental "rights" & Homo Sapiens as planetary kudzu (pp. 347-431)
April 2: Preservation, Conservation and the environmental ethic (pp. 479-548)
April 9: The Earth's future (pp. 432-478, 591-625) & environmental activism (pp. 626-650)
April 16: GROUP PRESENTATIONS
April 23: GROUP PRESENTATIONS
April 30: GROUP PRESENTATIONS