Mod 3 essay What is Wilderness? Why is it so important and what can be done to protect it? Is there any controversy in the United States about this? What is your opinion? What is the nearest wild place near where you live? Describe it.
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What is the‘ restoration thesis’and how is it typically employed in the context of arguments concerning wilderness and nature?
(1)Therearemanyargumentsthatgiveussomereasonforpreservingwildernessareas,i.e.,reasonswhywildernessareaswouldbesufficientforsupplyingacertaingoodforus.(a)Whatargumentdoyouthinkmakesthebestcaseforshowingthatwildernessareasarenecessaryforsomeimportantgood?(b)Whatwouldacriticofthisviewsaytoyou?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss,RobertElliot,EricKatz,AndrewLight,aswellastherelevantchaptersinDesJardins](2)Whatisthedefinitionof‘wilderness’intheWildernessActof1964,andwhatsortofdifficultiesarisefromthisdefinition?(a)Arethesedifficultiesinsurmountable?Shouldthedefinitionberevised,abandoned,orleftasitis?(b)Whatsortofargumentwouldyouexpecttohearfromsomeonewhodisagreeswithyouaboutthisissue?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeespeciallyMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss] (3)What is the‘ restoration thesis’and how is it typically employed in the context of arguments concerning wilderness and nature?(a)Doyouthinktheseargumentsaresuccessful?Explainwhyorwhynot.(b)Whatsortofargumentwouldyouexpecttohearfromsomeonewhodisagreeswithyouonyourtreatmentofthe‘restorationthesis’?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeespeciallyRobertElliot,EricKatz,andAndrewLight](4)Criticallyevaluatethemainclaimsof‘deepecology’:(i)stateandexplainthemainclaimsofdeepecology,(ii)explainwhatyouthinkisthemosteffectiveand/orinterestingcriticismofdeepecology,and(iii)layoutwhatyou’dexpectdeepecologiststosayinresponsetothecriticismyou’reconsidering.[you’llwanttoconsiderWarwickFox,ArneNaess,andDesJardins](5)CriticallyevaluateTimothyTreadwell’sproject,aspresentedinWernerHerzog’sfilmGrizzlyMan.Youneedto(i)definewhatyoutakeTreadwell’sownself-understandingofhisworktobe,and(ii)considerwhetherhisself-understandingisaccurateanddefensible.[forthispaper,Idon’twantasummaryofthefilm;youMUSTconnectyouranalysisofthefilmdirectlywithourcoursematerial,arealandsubstantiveconnectionwithourcoursematerials–useMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss,RobertElliot,EricKatz,AndrewLight,WarwickFox,orArneNaess,andtherelevantchaptersinDesJardins–andmakesureyouaremakinganargument]
