Course: Environmental Ethics

Eco-modernism is the application of practical empiricist principles for policy-making to our aesthetic appreciation of, and species-wide reliance on, nature. It is an environmentalism that is ethical, individualist, innovative, affective, …

Is modernization and economic development compatible with environmental sustainability? Is it possible for humans to continue with our capitalist ways while still protecting nature? As we have learnt last week, …

What is deep ecology, and what is eco-socialism? What are their arguments, and how do they differ from one another? These two concepts might seem intimidating, so let’s break it …

How does religion come into play with climate change narratives? Religion shapes our sense of moral duty and our shared beliefs. In turn, this shapes our ethical and social behaviours …

Most of us would instinctively understand science primarily through a physical and quantitative lens. In this video, we consider the merits of the scientification of climate – in particular, its …

Environmental ethics is a discipline within philosophy which has swiftly garnered international academic status. In essence, we can think of environmental ethics as essentially asking two simple questions. Firstly, do …

As the World Wars washed away great empires and imperial dreams, the onset of the Cold War manifested strong geopolitical rivalries. In turn, this spurred the invention of new climate …

When climatic knowledge transcends its place-bound origins, local climate knowledge turns into global climate knowledge. This is possible because of the new social technologies which emerged through imperial patronage. The …

In this final article for Week 1, we expand our understanding of environmental ethics beyond anthropocentrism. Image credit: Pixabay on Pexels As mentioned previously, traditional western philosophy is dominated by …

In 2019, 48 pounds of plastic consisting of shopping bags, disposable plates, and even a detergent package were the contents found inside a dead sperm whale in Italy. Image credit: …

In this article, we dive deeper into eco-modernism’s argument through two sections: (1) reducing reliance through decoupling; and (2) decoupling through technology and demography. 1. Reducing reliance through decoupling As …

In this article, we introduce what eco-modernism is all about through three sections: (1) our current reality; (2) the argument of eco-modernism; and (3) the counter that eco-modernism offers. Image …

This article expands on environmental ethics through two sections: (1) how environmental ethics is related to this module; (2) anthropocentrism’s challenge to environmental politics. 1. How environmental ethics is related …

This article will equip you with the necessary tools to understand environmental ethics: (1) the definition of environmental ethics; (2) the distinction between instrumental and intrinsic value; and (3) traditional …

The case study of Bolivia provides us a good platform to transform our theoretical understanding of eco-socialism into a more grounded understanding of how eco-socialism manifests itself in politics in …