PHI 249 SCIENCE & ETHICS OF EXTINCTION
An examination of extinction from the perspectives of environmental ethics and history/philosophy of science, with an emphasis on the problem of protecting biological diversity while promoting environmental justice; the value of biological diversity; the definition of "species"; the nature and causes of mass extinctions; the place of extinction in evolutionary theory; and the prospects for using biotechnology to reverse extinctions.
Cross Listed Courses
This is the same course as
ES 249.
Enrollment Limit
Enrollment limited to 28 students.
Attributes
A6, MOIB, W, SFC