Fairness, Responsibility, and the Environment

This 12-hour reading group will expose students to the issue of environmental justice from the
point of view of responsibility. Discussions will mainly be based on applications of the liberal
egalitarian approach, a theory of justice that focuses on holding agents responsible for
characteristics over which they have control (effort, typically) while at the same time protecting
agents from the impacts of circumstances for which they are not responsible (luck, talent). An
overview of other theories will be given at the end of the seminar.
Students will be evaluated based on in-class presentations, on in-class participation, and on a
short in-class examination (1 hour max).

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