{"id":55,"date":"2015-09-09T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/st197\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2015-09-14T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T15:25:29","slug":"contemporary-philosophical-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/events\/contemporary-philosophical-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cContemporary Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment, with Keith Peterson (Philosophy, Colby)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>November 10, 7:00 Lovejoy 100<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_152\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/files\/2015\/09\/wetlands.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-image-152\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/files\/2015\/09\/wetlands.png\" alt=\"wetlands and tar sands\" width=\"468\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wetlands and Tar Sands, Alberta, Canada<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The themes of anthropocentrism, the intrinsic value of nature, and an ecological worldview have preoccupied environmental philosophers for decades. What are some of the common ways that philosophers have considered these topics, and which of their conclusions are relevant today? We\u2019ll consider whether anthropocentrism motivates the concept of the Anthropocene, how intrinsic value theory bears on the commodification of ecosystem services, and ask whether an ecological worldview is the best meta-scientific stance for environmentalism in this period of global climate disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Peterson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colby College. His primary areas of interest include philosophies of nature and environment, value theory, philosophical anthropology, and Continental philosophy. He teaches courses in all of these areas, and is currently completing a monograph on environmental philosophy entitled <em>A World not Made for Us: Topics in Critical Environmental Philosophy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Discussions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/15\/the-societal-construct-of-ownership\/\">The Societal Construct of Ownership<\/a>  December 15, 2015<lcp_author>Jessica Tregidgo<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A quote that I particularly enjoy goes as follows: \u201cThe first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, to whom it occurred to say this is mine, and found ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/15\/anthropocentrism-3\/\">Anthropocentrism?<\/a>  December 15, 2015<lcp_author>Sophie Suechting<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">I really enjoyed Keith Peterson&#8217;s talk on environmental philosophy and the anthropocentrism of the anthropocene. He proposed a key question about whether or not anthropocentrism is motivating our new need ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/15\/human-centeredselfish-thought\/\">Human-centered=Selfish thought?<\/a>  December 15, 2015<lcp_author>Kay Shigemori<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Keith Peterson\u2019s lecture on the \u201cContemporary Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment,\u201d was fascinating. His lecture was centered on the topic of Anthropocentrism of the Anthropocene. He discussed the different perspectives ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/14\/anthropocene-vs-wearedestroyingtheplanet-ecene\/\">Anthropocene vs WeAreDestroyingThePlanet-ecene<\/a>  December 14, 2015<lcp_author>Jay Arr<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The anthropocene; the era of human achievement, where man transcended nature and became THE dominant force on Earth.\nThe anthropocene; the final epoch of Earth animate history where man transcended nature ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/14\/tick-tock\/\">Tick Tock<\/a>  December 14, 2015<lcp_author>Ernesto<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">They say everything comes at a price, and I would certainly agree especially when it comes to asking questions. For a while now, humans have been asking themselves, \u201cCan we ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/13\/anthropocentrism-of-the-anthropocene\/\">Anthropocentrism of the Anthropocene<\/a>  December 13, 2015<lcp_author>Kathryn Chow<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Keith Peterson brought up interesting perspectives on the way in which humans interact with the natural world. We think of the Anthropocene as an era in which we critique environmental ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/12\/01\/1005\/\">Human Centered Thinking<\/a>  December 1, 2015<lcp_author>wavinke<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As humans, the center of the world will always be ourselves: we experience the outside world through our brains and cognitive\u00a0thinking. The individual will always be the center of their ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/11\/25\/the-anthropocentrism-of-the-anthropocene\/\">The Anthropocentrism of the Anthropocene<\/a>  November 25, 2015<lcp_author>eroakley<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Even though I am an environmental science major, the subject of environmental philosophy is not one that I am terribly familiar with me.\u00a0 Professor Keith Peterson\u2019s talk \u201cThe Anthropocentrism of ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/11\/18\/anthropocentrism-and-animal-rights\/\">Anthropocentrism and Animal Rights<\/a>  November 18, 2015<lcp_author>Rachel Bird<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Although I was sometimes confused by the philosophy jargon in Keith Peterson&#8217;s presentation on\u00a0The Anthropocentrism of the Anthropocene, I\u00a0found that his central concepts regarding the impacts of the anthropocene and ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/humanslashnature\/2015\/11\/17\/anthropocentrism-2\/\">Anthropocentrism<\/a>  November 17, 2015<lcp_author>Stacey Hou<\/lcp_author><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Are humans and animals equal?\n&nbsp;\nMany may argue no: humans are self-aware; they are smart, tool-using; they ride above all the other creatures as taught by the Bible, harvesting, domesticating and ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cContemporary Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment, with Keith Peterson (Philosophy, Colby) November 10, 7:00 Lovejoy 100 The themes of anthropocentrism, the intrinsic value of nature, and an ecological worldview have preoccupied environmental philosophers for decades. 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