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PHIL-22333 credit hours

Environmental Ethics

Philosophy · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Or Winter

No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.

PHIL-2233 prerequisites

Taking PHIL-2233 is a prerequisite for 2 courses directly.

Where PHIL-2233 counts

Required by 14 programs:

  • ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (CHEMISTRY)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (FOREST ECOLOGY)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (FOREST ECOLOGY)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (CHEMISTRY)

Counts toward 16 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • BUS 3-YEAR BBA
  • BUS 4-YEAR BBA General Stream
  • BUS 4-YEAR BBA Concentration Stream
  • CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
  • CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
  • EFIN 4-YEAR BA IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
  • EFIN 4-YEAR BBA IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
  • HR 3-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
  • HR 4-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
  • IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • PHIL 3-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
  • PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
  • PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED STREAM)
  • PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY
  • PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED HONOURS PROGRAM)

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

The course will examine principles and problems related to our responsibilities for the world in which we live. Typical topics may include the following: the implications of ecology for ethics, our obligations to future human generations, the varieties of value which might be found in the world of nature, and tensions between ideals of liberty and justice under conditions of scarcity.

Note

This is a required course for the Environmental Studies degree.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.