Project: Epistemology, the Env, & the Soc Sciences
Your Mission, should you decide to accept it:
Answer the questions found below as a group
Hand in one answer with everyone's name
- 1st & last, in alphabetical order by last name
- Include only members who are present
Indicate the date:  ____________________ 		 Indicate the name of the class
Indicate the name of the Project
Be thorough; write good answers
Use your time wisely. 
Be finished by the end of the allotted time
Name of the Project:  Epistemology, the Env, & the Soc Sciences
 

Discuss why those dealing w/ environmental issues should be concerned w/ epistemology.  In your discussion, look at the issues of epistemology and the environment from the point of view of three or four of the major participants in the environmental debate.  How might each participant gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring a critique of science, the politicization of science, the ways of understanding, culture, attitudes, opinions, interests, ideology, and so on. 

That is to say, is being ignorant of the issues an advantage?  Is being knowledgeable an advantage?  Why?  

This question can be addressed by answering some or any of the following:
In these questions, try to envision someone you know or have seen in the media:  

1.  How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring a critique of science?

2.  How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring the politicization of science?

3. How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring the ways of understanding?

4.  How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring culture?

5.  How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring attitudes, opinions, interests, ideology?

6.  How can one or two participants in the envl debate gain or lose from dealing w/ or ignoring or other factors in epistemology?

The End