How to Approach this Assignment

In these essay-style responses, you should express a point of view and support your view with good reasons, evidence, examples, expert opinion, etc. High marks will not be achieved by simply reporting back information from the readings or other sources. Philosophical thinking and writing involves more than presenting information; beyond doing this, you must also critically assess the issue in question-this involves original thinking and analysis. Moreover, you should attempt to come to some final position in response to the question and include evaluation of others' positions or views on the issues. Work for originality and development of critical analyses and evaluations. Also, please make sure to proofread your work for correct grammar and logical phrasing.

Question: What is your understanding of the influence of Maurice Merleau-Ponty on the development of ecophenomenology as an approach to environmental ethics?