This course is designed to impart the basics of ecophilosophy which is regarded as one of the recent developments in the discipline of Philosophy. The entire course consists of four modules. The first module discusses the origin and development of ecophilosophy. In the second module some of the issues in ecophilosophy such as anthropocentrism, value theories, Biocentrism, Ecocentrism, and Holism are discussed. The third module analyses the metaphysical, feminist, and phenomenological approaches to ecophilosophy. Here, deep ecology, ecofeminism, and ecophenomenology are discussed. The fourth module focuses on the socialist tradition in ecophilosophy which include critical Marxism, Eco-Marxism, Frankfurt School, and social ecology.
- Teacher: P J Sunny pjsunny@ssus.ac.in