Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Environmental Philosophy
Course Code: PM228
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide an introduction to the study of various dimensions of society-environment relations, philosophy, philosophy and the concepts of environment, landscape and philosophy. It aims to enable students to understand ecological issues on social, socio-economic and global axis, to discuss various theories and approaches, to develop and convey their own critical thoughts in the face of different perspectives, and to convey their original thoughts about ethics, professional ethics and landscape studies and ethical concepts.

Course Content

The basic concepts and principles in philosophy,environmental philosopy, introduction to environmental philosophy history and fundamentals of environmental philosophy, environmental ethics, the basics of the ecological thinking and some nature ethics. In this context, course include interaction with the nature of society, understanding society-environment relations theoretical approaches, to reduce ecological problems , understanding social behavior, searching for political strategies.Ethics, professional ethics, landscape studies and ethical concepts are evaluated.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Zöhre POLAT
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to understand the importance of philosophy
2.To be able to learn basic concepts and principles of philosophy
3.To be able to uderstand the brief history of environmental philosophy
4.To be able to understand the basic features of ethics and environmental ethics in landscape
5.To be able to understand the ecological point of view regarding the fundamental philosophical opinion
6.To have information about the ethics of life and respect for nature
7.To be able to have an idea about environmentalism. Being able to interpret land ethic
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ünder, H., 1996. Environmental Philosophy, Doruk Yayımcılık, Ders Kitabı, Ankara.
2.Des Jardins, J., R.,2006. Çevre Etiği, Çev. R. Keleş, Ankara, İmge, 27-98.
3.Attfield, R., 1994. Environmental Philosophy: Principles and Prospects, Ashgate Publishing Limited (Selected reading).
4.Benson, J., 2000. Çevre Etiği: Okumalarla giriş, London and New York: Routhledge (Required text-book).
5.Moore, K., 2026. Is Landscape Philosophy? in Is Landscape....?, Essays on the Identity of Landscape, edited by Gareth Doherty and Charles Waldheim.Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business. Typeset in Frutiger by Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon, UK. ISBN: 978-1-138-01844-0 (hbk
6.Simmel, G. (2007). The Philosophy of Landscape. Theory, Culture & Society, 24(7-8), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276407084465
7.Chen, X., & Wu, J. (2009). Sustainable landscape architecture: implications of the Chinese philosophy of “unity of man with nature” and beyond. Landscape Ecology, 24, 1015-1026.
8.Thinking landscape / editors Dirk Michael Hennrich, Paulo Reyes, Artur Rozestraten -- São Paulo : FAUUSP, 2023. 311 p. ISBN : 978-65-89514-37-4 DOI : 1011606/9786589514374
9.Berr, K.; Lohmann, P.; Kühne, O. The Contributions of Philosophy and the Social Sciences to Landscape Conflict Research—A Critical Comparison. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16802. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416802
10.Friedrich Nietzsche’s Inžuence on the Estonian Intellectual Landscape. Jaanus Sooväli Department of Philosophy, University of Tartu. Studia Philosophica Estonica (2015) 8.2, 141–155. Online ISSN: 1736–5899 www.spe.ut.ee http://dx.doi.org/10.12697/spe.2015.8.2.07
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, the content and context of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
The concept of philosophy, and environmental philosophy
Week 3 - Theoretical
The history and development of environmental philosophy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of relationships between philosophy and science
Week 5 - Theoretical
Definition of environment and environmental problems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Modern western civilization in relation to environmental problems
Week 7 - Theoretical
Environmental ethics and the environment, meaning in this context
Week 8 - Theoretical
Landscape and philosophy
Week 9 - Theoretical
Landscape aesthetics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ethics and aesthetics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Aldo Leopold and Land ethic
Week 12 - Theoretical
Environmental centered / ecological point of view historical roots-Environmentalism and Deep Ecology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Consideration of future generations ,restoration of nature
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nature ethics, including their philosophers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026