Howard E. Woodin ES Colloquium Series
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Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103531 College Street
Middlebury, VT 05753 View in Campus Map
Open to the Public
“Beyond Moral Fundamentalism: Pragmatic Pluralism in Environmental Ethics” by Steven Fesmire, Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Middlebury College; Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College
Like other complex, multi-dimensional problems of contemporary pluralistic democratic societies, environmental problems demand that we gain a practical footing informed by conflicting claims that may legitimately tug us in incompatible directions. John Dewey’s (1859-1952) pluralistic approach to value conflicts suggests a framework for developing heuristics to help us gain this footing.
- Sponsored by:
- Environmental Studies
Contact Organizer
Hunt, Lily
lnhunt@middlebury.edu
443-5552