Presenter: Ray Rogers

Poster available here.

The talk will examine the assumptions which inform how we think about "care" in historical terms and how these conceptions relate to shifting ideas about human identity and nature, recognizing that the kinds of humans we are and the kinds of nature we want to conserve, are all but identical. The discussion is informed by a problem-centered approach to environmental ethics that focuses on the challenges modern society faces as it confronts a wide range of environmental problems. The talk will conclude with a few comments about what a biocentric approach to environmental ethics might entail.

RAY ROGERS is a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York. Previous to becoming an academic, he spent many years as a commercial fisherman in Nova Scotia, where he still has a home. He is the author of three books: "Nature and the Crisis of Modernity," "The Oceans Are Emptying: Fish Wars and Sustainability," and "Solving History: The Challenge of Environmental Activism."