FA 48Z SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENT,CULTURE AND

FA 48Z
SPECIAL TOPICS IN
ENVIRONMENT,CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Günay Kocasoy
Tel: 0212 359 4476
e-mail: kocasoy@boun.edu.tr
SYLLABUS
1.Introduction
2.Ethics (Why to study ethics, education and environmental ethics)
3. Different Ethical Systems
3.1. Anthropocentrism
(Economic and Non-economic Anthropocentrism)
3.2. Utilitarianism
3.3. Hedonism
3.4. Moral Pluralism
3.5. Cornicopian and Mathusian Views
3.6. Monism and Relativisim
3.7. Postmodernism
4. Overpopulation, Markets and Human Rights
5. Energy, Economics and Future Generations
6. Competing Human-Centered Values
(Personal Choices, Consumerism and Human Nature)
7. Animal Liberation and Utilitarianism
8. Human Rights, Agriculture and Biodiversity
9. The Land Ethics and Civilization
10. Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice
11. Religion and Nature
12. Case Studies Related to Different Professions/Cultures