PHI 214: Environmental Ethics at John Jay College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Environmental Ethics (PHI 214) at John Jay College has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026. 0 of 1 section have an open seat right now.
The professor is: Michael Brownstein.
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Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 201
About this course
This course will explore the moral obligations of human beings to nature and nonhuman animals. Students will learn and apply various ethical theories to a consideration of nonhuman animals, inanimate objects, ecosystems and nature as a whole. Potential topics include but are not limited to: What sort of (moral) value do natural objects have? Is there intrinsic value in nature? Is sentience 'the ability to experience pleasure and pain', the primary moral rights conferring property; that is, the property that makes a being matter morally? Do ecosystems matter morally? Which has moral priority collective entities such as species or ecosystems or individual sentient beings? What are the obligations of present generations to future generations of human beings?
Professors for PHI 214 at John Jay, Fall 2026
- Michael BrownsteinChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 3.9 (12) · difficulty 3.7/5 · 67% would take again
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PHI 214 sections, times and seats
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Questions about PHI 214 at John Jay
- Who teaches PHI 214 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
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