READING 2: http://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/int
roduction/nature-science.php
Climate Scientists:
● Are like crime scene investigators
● Use latest technology to collect data
● Must observe and record changes in variables such as land and ocean temp
● Climate scientists not only collect and analyze information related to current climatic
conditions on Earth, they must also hunt for clues or proxy data (such as tree rings or
coral growth patterns) that provide evidence of Earth’s climatic conditions before humans
kept written records.
● Study weather patterns over long periods of time
● Analyze patterns and see how they influence each other
READING 3: ETHICS
http://www.iep.utm.edu/envi-eth/
The field of environmental ethics concerns human beings’ ethical relationship with the natural
environment.
● Environmental ethics was developed due to concern over the environment thanks to
technological and economical expansion
○ Two books that aided in the creation of env ethics were: rachel carson's silent
spring and paul ehrlich's population bomb
● what obligations do we have concerning the natural environment?
● Anthropocene: human-centered technically all ethics are human centered since we are
the only creates that are able to understand it?
● For Peter Singer, if an entity possesses the relevant type of consciousness, then that
entity should be given equal consideration when we formulate our moral obligations.
● For Regan, all entities who are “subjects-of-a-life” possess “inherent value”. This means
that such entities have a value of their own, irrespective of their good for other beings or
their contribution to some ultimate ethical norm.
DAVID ORR
What is education for?
6 myths:
● ignorance is a solvable problem
● with enough knowledge and technology we can manage planet Earth..
● knowledge is increasing and by implication human goodness.
● we can adequately restore that which we have dismantled.
● the purpose of education is that of giving you the means for upward mobility and
success.
● ur culture represents the pinnacle of human achievement
roduction/nature-science.php
Climate Scientists:
● Are like crime scene investigators
● Use latest technology to collect data
● Must observe and record changes in variables such as land and ocean temp
● Climate scientists not only collect and analyze information related to current climatic
conditions on Earth, they must also hunt for clues or proxy data (such as tree rings or
coral growth patterns) that provide evidence of Earth’s climatic conditions before humans
kept written records.
● Study weather patterns over long periods of time
● Analyze patterns and see how they influence each other
READING 3: ETHICS
http://www.iep.utm.edu/envi-eth/
The field of environmental ethics concerns human beings’ ethical relationship with the natural
environment.
● Environmental ethics was developed due to concern over the environment thanks to
technological and economical expansion
○ Two books that aided in the creation of env ethics were: rachel carson's silent
spring and paul ehrlich's population bomb
● what obligations do we have concerning the natural environment?
● Anthropocene: human-centered technically all ethics are human centered since we are
the only creates that are able to understand it?
● For Peter Singer, if an entity possesses the relevant type of consciousness, then that
entity should be given equal consideration when we formulate our moral obligations.
● For Regan, all entities who are “subjects-of-a-life” possess “inherent value”. This means
that such entities have a value of their own, irrespective of their good for other beings or
their contribution to some ultimate ethical norm.
DAVID ORR
What is education for?
6 myths:
● ignorance is a solvable problem
● with enough knowledge and technology we can manage planet Earth..
● knowledge is increasing and by implication human goodness.
● we can adequately restore that which we have dismantled.
● the purpose of education is that of giving you the means for upward mobility and
success.
● ur culture represents the pinnacle of human achievement
