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This course, Nature matters in conversation, focuses on the substance of environmental responsibility-what matters.

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5 hours

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9

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The question 'What should constitute our prime focus of attention' can prompt different responses. We consider two points of contrast in differing focuses on what matters: 1 a distinction between nature and the environment 2 a distinction between nature/environment and related human interactions

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Appreciate different connotations and traditions of the terms ‘nature’ and ‘environment’ in the context of environmental responsibility
  • Use conversation as a core metaphor for describing ‘what matters’ in environmental responsibility
  • Identify and compare formal and less formal expressions of environmental responsibility.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction 00:07:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:05:00
    • Natures and environments 01:00:00
    • Connecting human and non-human nature 00:30:00
    • Conversing with environment 00:40:00
    • Informal and formal conversations 00:50:00
    • Using conversation to construct environmental responsibility 01:30:00
    • Summarising conversation as what matters 00:15:00
    • Conclusion 00:03:00