Ecology and Environmental Ethics – Problems and Perspectives

In the present-day world, people in all walks of life together with the rulers and policymakers share the mounting concern for the gravity of the environmental crises all over the world. In this background, this course is designed with the intention to create environmental awareness among UG level students who represent a cross-section of our young generation. The main themes in the thirty six modules are the basics of scientific ecology, the ethical aspects of human interaction with nature, environmental summits and legislations, significant environmental perspectives from the East and West, various ecological disasters, major environmental resistance movements in India etc. The indigenous ecocentric traditions and ancient Indian systems of philosophy are introduced in this course with a view to demonstrate their eco-philosophical potentials. To put it briefly, this is a course designed for an integrated study of the scientific and philosophical as also the traditional and contemporary aspects of environmental studies for rethinking and rectifying the lapses in our relationship with nature.