The aim of this course is bring the values embedded in discussions of nature to light by offering an introduction to environmental ethics: from theory to practice.

As an applied field, environmental ethics acts as the bridge between practical problems and conceptual critical analysis analyzing the presuppositions of different kinds of arguments being used in environmental discourses.

The course introduces concrete analysis ‘tools’ emerging from classical ethical theories and environmental philosophy.Using environmental ethical issues of contemporary concern as cases you are trained in uncovering, understanding and structuring relevant knowledge and ethical issues for addressing professional challenges related to environments viz a viz society.