260045 Philosophy and the Environment (S) (WiSe 2020/2021)
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We are living in what scientists are calling the ‘Anthropocene’, an age where humans are affecting the environment at an unprecedented level. The consequences of our actions, such as the reduction of biodiversity, species extinctions and climate change, are overwhelmingly negative, and we do not yet know their full extent. What is the best way to approach these environmental problems? In this course, we will investigate key epistemic and ethical questions in environmental philosophy. In the first part of the course, we will focus on the topic of biodiversity, from various perspectives, including: (a) what is biodiversity and how can it be measured? (b) what affects biodiversity in actual communities, (c) what are the best arguments for defending biodiversity? In the second part of the course, we will delve deeper into a real-world application of these issues: biological invasions. We will examine two difficulties scientists face while studying bioinvasions, one epistemic and one ethical: (a) how to predict where/when an invasion will succeed, and (b) how to evaluate and compare the positive and negative effects of bioinvasions.
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| 26-HEPS-HM3 Hauptmodul 3: Methoden in der Wissenschaft | Methoden in der Wissenschaft I | Study requirement
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| Methoden in der Wissenschaft II | Graded examination
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| 26-HM_PP3_AE Hauptmodul PP3: Angewandte Ethik | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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| 26-HM_TP1_WP Hauptmodul TP1: Wissenschaftsphilosophie | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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| - | Graded examination | Student information | |
| 26-M-INT-BO Philosophie International - Bologna | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Study requirement
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| Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Study requirement
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| 26-VT_WP Vertiefung Wissenschaftsphilosophie | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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