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
MOIB, SFC, W