Environment, Ethics and Technology WF-FI-SANDLEREnEt-ER
Wykład (WYK) Semestr letni 2019/20

”Technology and Ethics,” Ronald Sandler, in R. Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave, 2014).

"Solving the Climate Problem,” Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow, https://cmi.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/wedges/pdfs/climate_problem.pdf

"Beyond Business as Usual," Philip Cafaro, https://overpopulation-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cafaro-beyond-business-as-usual.pdf

“Ethics and Genetically Modified Food,” Gary Comstock, reprinted in R. Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave, 2014).

“Women and the Gendered Politics of Food,” Vandana Shiva, reprinted in R. Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave, 2014).

“The Ethics of Agricultural Animal Biotechnology,” Streiffer and Basl, in R. Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave, 2014).

“Artificial Meat,” Thompson, in R. Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave, 2014).

“How Far Should We Go to Bring Back Lost Species?”, Various Authors,

http://www.humansandnature.org/how-far-should-we-go-to-bring-back-lost-species

“Re-coding for Conservation,” Alison Hawkes, http://baynature.org/article/re-coding-conservation/

“’Gene Drive’ Technology will let us Edit Life in New Ways, But Should we Use it?”, Gregory Kaebnick and Jenifer Kuzma, http://www.humansandnature.org/gene-drive-technology-should-we-use-it

“The Geoengineering Option: A Last Resort Against Global Warming?” David Victor et.al., https://www.jstor.org/stable/20699494?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

“Is ‘Arming the Future’ with Geoengineering Really the Lesser Evil? Some Doubts about the Ethics of Intentionally Manipulating the Climate System,” Gardiner, http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/docs/GJConf08-09-GardinerGeoengineeringDRAFT.pdf

“Ethics and Intentional Climate Change,” Dale Jamieson, http://wiki.umt.edu/odccss/images/1/1f/Jamison.pdf

Students will think critically about the role that technology ought to play in addressing environmental challenges.

Methods of knowledge verification

- Exam

- Short Essasy

- Technology and climate change. Technology has the capacity to contribute enormously to mitigating climate change. This section of the course will consider how to critically evaluate different mitigation strategies. This section will also look at the possibility of deploying geoengineering in response to climate change, including solar radiation management and carbon capture and storage. Students will be encouraged to critically evaluate geoengineering proposals.

- Technology and agriculture. Technology has repeatedly transformed food production and delivery systems. This course will examine emerging agricultural technologies – such as genetically modified organisms and synthetic meat production – and discuss whether or not they should be supported.

- Technology and conservation. Conservation biologists and ecosystem managers are increasingly interested in deploying biotechnology in conservation efforts. This section of the course will study and evaluate proposed applications, including cloning, deextinction, and gene drives.

- Philosophy of technology. Throughout the course students will be exposed to different theories and critical perspectives in the philosophy of technology that can be applied to help analyze and evaluate environmental technologies and their applications.

Method of teaching

- Online content delivery

- Lecture

- Discussion