Environmental Philosophies & Ethics

EVR 3020

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Session 11: Simplify! - Interioirty, Exteriority and Necessary Anthropocentrism

Reading Assignment: Wimberley & Pellegriono's Ecopragmatics - Chapters 3 & 4; Ashworth, Peter D. (2017) Interiority, Exteriority and the Realm of Intentionality. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, Vol. 48, No.1, p. 39-62.

Video Assignment: Floridan Aquifer Adventure; The Creation of the Florida Aquifer; Science Quest: The Floridan Aquifer

 

Homework Assignment:

  1. Why is "simplifcation" an important concept in ecopragmatics?
  2. Explain philosophical origins of the terms interiority and exteriority.
  3. How does interiority and exteriority apply to an ecopragmatic approach?
  4. How does the "Cool Water" case study illustrate the concepts of interiority and exteriority? Provide examples from the case study.
  5. In what ways is the Floridan Aquifer under threat?