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Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences
 
Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences Studies Courses

Umweltphilosophie, Naturschutz und philosophische Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit (Course A and B)

In the wake of several mid-20th century publications, such as Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac" (1949) and Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" (1962), the question of how humans should treat nature and our environment has finally become a topic of discussion for philosophers and natural scientists. Within philosophy, it is environmental philosophy and environmental ethics that deal with this complex of issues. Within the natural sciences, conservation biology, among others, has been dealing with this topic for several decades as an independent biological discipline. In the political and public debate, this topic is often discussed under the term sustainability.

Teaching language - German

Content

This course offers an introduction to environmental ethics and environmental philosophy as well as the philosophical aspects of thinking about sustainability. The course is primarily aimed at students on the Bachelor's degree course in Sustainable Engineering and the interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree course (subjects Philosophy and Values & Norms), but it is also open to interested students from other degree courses. Previous knowledge of philosophy is not required.

Note:

Due to limited group size, this course will be offered twice in SoSe 2024: Both courses will take place on Mondays (course A: 11:45-13:15, course B: 13:30-15:00). Please only register for one of the two courses! It is not possible to switch between the courses, but individual sessions can be made up in the "other" course if necessary. The number of participants is limited to 33 for both courses.

LITERATURE RECOMMENDATION

No literature recommendation.

COURSE ENROLLMENT AND MATERIALS

Further information about this module can be found via the Online Course Catalogue and Stud.IP. In addition, you must also register your attendance at this course via Stud.IP.

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Lecturer

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Reydon
Professors
Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology
Phone
+49 511 762 - 19391
Fax
+49 511 762 - 5720
Email
thomas.reydoncells.uni-hannover.de
Address
Otto-Brenner-Str. 1-3
30159 Hannover
Building
1930
Room
811
Reydon_Foto Reydon_Foto
Prof. Dr. Thomas Reydon
Professors
Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology
Phone
+49 511 762 - 19391
Fax
+49 511 762 - 5720
Email
thomas.reydoncells.uni-hannover.de
Address
Otto-Brenner-Str. 1-3
30159 Hannover
Building
1930
Room
811

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