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Professor Sarah E. Fredericks specializes in sustainability, environmental ethics, and the ethical dimensions of environmental emotions such as guilt and shame. Her recent research emphasizes the concept of environmental guilt and shame in the context of climate change and collective responsibility. Fredericks published a significant work titled 'Environmental Guilt and Shame: Signals of Individual and Collective Responsibility,' which examines how individuals and collectives experience environmental degradation and their ethical responsibilities towards it. She also explores the role of rituals in addressing these feelings within communities, particularly in online activist spaces. Fredericks has contributed to various academic journals and authored 'Measuring and Evaluating Sustainability: Ethics and Sustainability Indexes.' Before her current position at the University of Chicago, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas, where she also focused on the intersections of science, philosophy, and religion. Fredericks holds a PhD from Boston University in Science, Philosophy, and Religion.
University of Chicago Divinity School • Chicago, IL
Teaching and researching topics in environmental ethics and religious studies.
University of North Texas • Denton, TX
Focused on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and environmental studies.
Department of Philosophy