Table of Contents

I.                    Preface to Teacher………………………………………….

II.                 Introduction………………………………………………....

A.     Why Do We Need an Environmental Ethic?.………….....

B.     Environmental Ethics Defined …………………………...

C.     Levels of Ethics ………………………………………...

III.               Significant Traditions in Environmental Ethics………………...

A.     Greek Tradition. .…………………………………….... 

B.     Natural Law — The Tradition of Teleology……………...

C.     Nature and Religion ….. ………………………………..

D.     Puritan Ethics ……………………………………… ......

E.      Malthus and Ethics…………………………………........

F.      Ethics of Population Control……...……………...............

IV.              Activities in Environmental Ethics…………………………....

            Activity 1 – Demonstration of Life Boat Ethics ……………...

Activity 2 – Green Revolution: Connections Between 
                   Population and Technology……..............…...       Activity 3 – Utilitarian versus Deontological Traditions............    Activity 4 – Applying Cost Benefit Analyses…………….......

Activity 5 – The Deep Ecology Ticket...……………………..

V.                 Description of VA SOLs in Activities and Lessons .............… 

VI.              Glossary of Terms……………………………………………

VII.            Resources...…………………………………………………

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