Environmental Studies (ENVS) |
144 Columbia Hall, 541-346-5000
College of Arts & Sciences
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9 - Low cost (less than $50) for class textbook materials.
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Academic Deadlines
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Last day to: |
| January 7: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 13: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 13: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 14: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| January 14: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| January 15: |
Add this course |
| January 15: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| January 21: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 21: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 28: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| January 28: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| February 4: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 4: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 25: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| February 25: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| Imagine yourself in the following situation: you are in a room where you can press a button that says "If you press it, the Grand Canyon will be blown away". What ethical reasons would you have to refrain from pressing that button? Is it morally wrong to destroy something we (humans) deem beautiful? Some philosophers believe that there is no moral value without a valuator. So, what if you were the last person on Earth and you would not care about the Grand Canyon, would it still be wrong to press the button? What if you were not the last person, would it suffice to appeal to the idea that you might deprive future generations from experiencing such ineffable scenery? Imagine the button says, "it you press it, the Grand Canyon will be blown away, but in doing so, you save x human lives." How many human lives would justify blowing away the Grand Canyon? What if those lives are the lives of some people you will never know/meet with? Does it have to be a human life? What about a non-human animal life? What about an ecosystem? |
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