Environmental ethics

ATS2871

Synopsis

The current global environmental crisis poses both philosophical and urgent political challenges. This unit examines the implications of environmental concerns for our moral concepts and our current way of life. Should non-human animals have rights? What about species or ecosystems? What is the value of wilderness? How might our values, institutions, and way of life have to change in order for humanity and other species to have a future?

Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.

Quick facts

Credit points: 6
Level: 2
Audience: Undergraduate
Type: Coursework
School: Faculty of Arts
Faculty: Philosophy
Handbook year: 2026

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First semesterClayton · ON-CAMPUS

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