Philosophy 490 - Senior Seminar

Syllabus Spring 2009

 

Syllabus Spring 2006
Reading and Discussion Questions
Aldo Leopold - Land Ethic

Rolston - Value in Nature

Norton -Weak Anthropocentrism

Singer -reading questions

Regan - reading questions

Callicott on Ecofascism - reading questions

Individualist v. Holist Class Discussion questions

 

Callicott, "The Case Against Moral Pluralism"

Andrew Light, “Callicott and Naess on Pluralism”  Inquiry 39 (1996) PP. 273-94

Monism v Pluralism Discussion Questions

Pragmatism Reading and Discussion Questions (Weston and Minteer and Manning)

Quine and Haraway Reading and Discussion Questions

Preston Reading and Discussion Questions

Code and Kawall Questions

Essay Prompts

Essay One

Essay Two

Essay Three

Essay Four

Essay Five

 

Essay Grading Rubric

Advice on Leading Discussions

 

Philosophy Tools - This site has paper writing, research, citation, and other helps.
Links that might be helpful for your PAPERS:

Religion and the Environment Links

Environmental Philosophy Links

 

Paper Assignment

Peer Review Questions

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

(How to Prepare An Annotated Bibliography)

Class Presentation Guidelines and Grading