Philosophy of Climate Change

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An examination of the philosophical dimensions of the climate crisis at the intersection of climate science, epistemology, ethics, and politics. Topics include the role of values in scientific modeling, the rationality of climate skepticism, misinformation and trust, collective and individual moral responsibility, global inequality, and the ethics of geoengineering. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of the instructor.