- Wednesday: How the class works, what it's about, RRs
- Friday: "People or Penguins?"; discuss RRs
INTRODUCTIONS
- Name
- Where are you from? OR Where would you like to go?
HOW THE CLASS WORKS
Syllabus
- learning outcomes
- requirements
- citizenship, attendance
- distractions, phones, laptops
- grades, cut-offs
Home/schedule page
- instructions at top
- readings, assignments
- will discuss RRs today
- will discuss debates and reports next week
WHAT THIS CLASS IS ABOUT
Exploring philosophical questions raised by environmental issues in the world around us
What environmental issues come to mind? Poll
How we'll keep the focus on "the world around us"
- Philosophy readings
- Journalistic readings
- Videos, links during class
- NYT environment feed
- Wall Street Journal too
- Student reports
PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS
- questions of ethics: value, right and wrong, justice, fairness, duties, rights, priorities
- other areas of philosophy: what to believe when people disagree
Other questions:
- scientific
- legal
- political -- Biden vs. Trump, liberal vs. conservative
- historical
MODULES
NEXT TIME: START MODULE 1: MORAL STATUS
People
Animals
Plants
Ecosystems
Species
Water, rocks
READING RESPONSES
RR1
RR2