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2007-2009 Catalog 
    
2007-2009 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHL 272 - Philosophy and the Environment


At least sophomore standing(3)h

Solving environmental problems ultimately involves an analysis of how we see the nonhuman world; our moral obligations to the earth and its other inhabitants depend upon our relation to them. Are animals and plants merely a means to human ends, or must we have “reverence” for all life? Can we call for the liberation of nonhuman animals, yet claim without contradiction that their interests should not outweigh ours?



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