Environmental Ethics and Public Policy

3 credits

An examination of the ways in which environmental ethics can be relevant to public policy decision makers. Specific areas for consideration include: economics, cost-benefit analysis, and environmental policy; obligations to future generations and sustainability; preserving wilderness and biodiversity; corporate responsibility; global climate change. (No background in environmental philosophy will be assumed.) **Permission of the Department Head is required to register.** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of PHIL 880AY or GSPP 835AN.*