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Philosophy of Nature and Environment

Philosophy of Nature and Environment

Code	15574
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	.
Learning outcomes	This course aims to give the student theoretical knowledge of the philosophical problematization of what nature and the environment are, as well as of the human relationship with nature and the environment. At the end of the course, the student should have developed skills and competences: a) Basic -Identify and describe the main problematics addressed by the philosophical study of nature and the environment; b) Operational -To understand and use the concepts and methodologies of the main philosophical proposals in the field, namely in the formation of ethical and environmental judgments and in the understanding of the relationship with nature; c) Transversal - Develop self-reflective capacity on environmental issues of relationship with nature and understanding of its "nature".
Syllabus	1. Approaches to the notion of nature in the philosophical tradition 2. The relationship between nature, culture and environment 3. The ethical-political ecological problematic in contemporary times
Main Bibliography	Foltz, BW, Foltz, BV, Frodeman, R. 2004. Rethinking Nature: Essays in Environmental Philosophy.Indiana University Press. Jonas, H., 1979/1984. The imperative of responsibility. In search of an ethics for the technological age. The University of Chicago Press. Merchant, C. 1980. The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution. San Francisco: Harper & Row. Snell, RJ, McGuire, SF. 2016. Concepts of nature. Ancient and Modern. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. UNESCO, 2004. Environmental ethics. Policy document. Draft, Dec, 2004. Available inhttp://www.unesco.org/shs/ethics.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.