IDS 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Green Politics
2 Nov 2017
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Environmental science: science, fact, data about environment. Environmentalism: social movement, use environmental science as tools for the movement, sometimes not backed up = research. + epistemology: justified belief vs opinion, not (cid:271)lindly deny the other side"s opinions. Environmental studies: environmental science + environmentalism, how to apply environmental science into environmentalism/ real life. + humble (ignorance-based worldview): there will always b aspects of problems that u don"t know a(cid:271) -> (cid:272)onsider other ppl"s opinions. + nat can & should b exploited 4 humans. + must respect & protect nat for itself, regardless of values to us. + humans r naturally aggressive & competitive + humans r naturally cooperative. + science & tech cant b relied, must find other ways w solve env problems. + solve problems by analysis, split -> parts. + solve problems by synthesis, problems, must go on perfecting them seeing parts as whole & related to each other.
