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Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite

February 18, 2023 in /by

PromptBong Joon-ho’s 2019 film, Parasite, offers scathing commentary on social norms, dominant ideologies, and spoken and unspoken expectations that govern significant portions of the lives of the film’s characters. Whether viewed in its local context, South Korea, or as a global media object that has captured viewers’ attention despite barriers of language or culture, it […]

The product of an intentional God

February 18, 2023 in /by

Discuss why Muir believes that it is unreasonable to infer from the environment that it was the product of an intentional God. If the environment was not created by God to benefit humans, what does Muir hold to be the most plausible explanation concerning the purposes of nature? What is your assessment of Muir’s argument? […]

Cronan’s Argument

February 18, 2023 in /by

Cronon argues that we need an environmental ethic that will tells us as much about using nature and about not using it. What does he mean by this? Why does he think that terms like the natural and the unnatural, the fallen and the unfallen, human and nonhuman are not helpful toward constructing a new […]