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Lehrende: Dr. Michael Oliva Cordoba
Veranstaltungsart:
Hauptseminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
4,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
5 | 25
Kontingentschema: Phil_Standard_WS1415
Weitere Informationen:
Die Studierenden im Rahmen des BA oder MA der Philosophie erhalten LP im Umfang gemäß ihrer Modulbeschreibung.
Für den erfolgreichen Besuch dieser Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Fachspezifischen Wahlbereichs werden 4 LP angerechnet.
Die Studierenden im Rahmen des Ergänzungsfachs im B.Sc. VWL erhalten LP im Umfang gemäß ihrer Modulbeschreibung.
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
Some 66 million years ago the impact of a meteorite the size of Mount Everest caused a terrestrial catastrophe of cosmic dimensions. The resulting extinction of the Dinosaurs alongside with other collateral damage brought about is often cited as one of the greatest mass casualties in earth’s history. Today, we urgently worry about human interference in the course of nature, most notably with regard to man-made emissions of carbon dioxide, which have been increasingly ongoing now for almost a century, still a real comparison to what we uncontroversially see as a terrestrial catastrophe of cosmic dimensions has hardly ever been made yet. This seems unfortunate at a time when many important questions seem to be touched, when our concern for the environment and future generations creates division, incites argument and hostility, and very often takes society hostage. Today, public discussion is dominated by politicians, (Hollywood) celebrities, policy consultants, and enraged youngsters. Most lamentably, however, a philosophical discussion is virtually absent. This may be because philosophy is so bad at merely cheering and applauding the powers that are; still it is a lacuna we need to fill.
The seminar is suitable for advanced students of philosophy as well as students of the Master program Politics, Economics, and Philosophy (PEP). Due to the controversial nature of the topic the requirements of civility, intellectual honesty, and tolerance cannot be dispensed with. Students easily offended by exposition to other than their heartfelt views are kindly being asked to take up another class.
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Legal and organisational matters
Unfortunately, the summer term 2022 will be digital again. This means that all my classes as well as any office hours will be held via ZOOM at the time announced in STiNE or at the individual time scheduled upon your request via email.
You will receive the correspondong link in due course via STiNE or directly, if an individual appointmen was scheduled.
With regard to term paper asignments please note that any assignment presupposes an individual office hour where your individual assigment will be discussed and agrred upon. Assigment of a term paper has to be finalised at wednesday, May 18th at the latest. Please schedule your appoinments early and timely.
Literatur:
Adushkin, Vitaly & Nemchinov, Ivan (2008), Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects, Dordrecht: Springer.
Alvarez, Luis et al. (1980), „Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-TertiaryExtinction“, Science 208, 1095–1108.
Alvarez, Walter (1997), T. Rex and the crater of doom, Third printing, with a new foreword by Carl Zimmer, Princeton 2008: Princeton University Press.
Basiago, Andrew D. (1995), „Methods of Defining ‚Sustainability‘“, Sustainable Development 3, 109–119.
Beard, Simon & Kaczmarek, Patrick (2019), „On the Wrongness of Human Extinction“, Argumenta 5, 85–97.
Beckerman, Wilfred & Pasek, Joanna (2001), Justice, Posterity, and the Environment, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Carlowitz, Hans Carl von (1713), Sylvicultura Oeconomica, Leipzig: Johann Friedrich Braun.
Finneron-Burns, Elizabeth (2017), „What’s wrong with human extinction?“ 47, 327–343.
Ganapathy, Ramachandran (1983). „The Tunguska Explosion of 1908: Discovery of Meteoritic Debris near the Explosion Site and at the South Pole“, Science 220, 1158–1160.
Goodin, Robert E. (1999), „The Sustainability Ethic: Political, Not Just Moral“, Journal of Applied Philosophy 16, 247–254.
Gulik, Sean P. et al. (2019), „The first day of the Cenozoic“, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 116, 19342–19351.
Henehan, Michael J. et al.(2019), „Rapid ocean acidification and protracted Earth system recovery followed the end-Cretaceous Chicxulub impact“, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 116, 22500–22504.
Hobbes, Thomas (1651), Leviathan, edited by Gaskin, J. C. A., Oxford 1998: Oxford University Press.
Pincelli M. et al. (2020), „On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary“, Science 367, 266–272.
Locke, John (1690), Two Treatises of Government, Cambridge 1988: Cambridge University Press.
Meadows, Dennis et al. (1972), The Limits to Growth, New York: Universe Books.
Schulte, Peter et al. (2010), „The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary“, Science 327, 1214–1218.
Scoones, Ian (2007), „Sustainability“, Development in Practice 17, 589–596.
UNICEF (2014), Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, New York: UNICEF.
WECD (1987), Our Common Future, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Studienleistungen:
- aktive Teilnahme
- sorgfältige Vor-/Nachbereitung der Seminarsitzung
- weitere Studienleistungen werden ggf. am Anfang der Veranstaltung bekannt gegeben
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