Philosophy Field Course

Hahoutli   by Patrick Strzalkowski Our class left for Hesquiat territory on the morning of August 24 th in the water taxi W...

Should science play a greater role in political decisions?  If so, how?  by  Nick Dell                                  2013 Ph...

Fish farming and the Precautionary Principle:   How opposing views on risk influence the aquaculture debate in Clayoquot Sound. By ...

      Language in Environmentalism and the Idea of Public Reason By: Michelle Bastien When you and I, as ordinary citizens (ass...

Conflict in environmental ideals as a manifestation of  differences in fundamental economic worldviews:  A case study in Tofino, BC   ...

In her final paper for the 2011 field course, Abby Wilson looked at the controversy between environmentalists and fish farmers in Clayoquot ...

This is just to announce my recent interview on CFRU's  Pioneer Radio. The show follows roughly the same format as This American Life. E...

Mainstream Salmon is the local branch of a large multinational fish farming company called Cermaq. Based in Norway, they have foreign operat...

I have come to view The Friends of Clayoquot Sound as a case study in the environmental movement at large. This organization is confronting ...

The Friends of Clayoquot Sound describe themselves as a grassroots, community based environmental organization. Active in this region since ...

On Tuesday, September 30th our group met with Satnam Manhas of  Ecotrust Canada . Its mission is to promote what they call the "conserv...

The CBT was founded in 2000 in conjunction with Clayoquot Sound's designation as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Its mandate is to encourag...

On August 31st I gave a small public talk at the Tofino Botanical Gardens. The announcement was circulated on a local newsgroup and looked s...

To cap off what already felt like a full day, we spent Monday afternoon in a second meeting with Josie Osborne at the Tofino Botanical Garde...

One of Ucluelet's many gems (if I may say so) is the small regional aquarium in the centre of town. Granted, as one of the founding dire...

On Monday the 29th of August we rose early and headed to the neighbouring town of Ucluelet  (that's "you-clue-let"), approxima...

I don't want to give the impression that our entire visit to Hooksum was consumed only with philosophical discussion. There were some ex...

In the writings of some environmental philosophers one occasionally encounters the idea of a place-based ethic. My understanding of this ide...

Over the course of our conversations, Stephen Charleson often referred back to the concept of sustainability. As he proceeded to describe hi...

In organizing this field course I was concerned that students encounter First Nations' perspectives on sustainability issues.  Prior to ...

On Thursday afternoon, following the meeting with Tim Rundle and a brief lunch, we walked over to the Tofino Botanical Gardens for our meeti...

The controversy over wild vs. farmed salmon is familiar to anyone who has spent time in western Canada. For decades, environmental groups ha...

Driving west towards Tofino there is a small section of highway that winds through a patch of old growth forest. The park is aptly named Cat...

I am leaving for Vancouver in the morning (in a few hours, actually) and I am just going over the packing. A rain jacket and fleece (or a wa...