Bibliograph

The ethics of climate change, right and wrong in a warming world, James Garvey

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The ethics of climate change, right and wrong in a warming world, James Garvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ethics of climate change

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

150255704

Responsibility statement

James Garvey

Series statement

Think now

Sub title

right and wrong in a warming world

Summary

Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book considers a little of climate science and a lot of moral philosophy, ultimately finding a way into the many possible positions associated with climate change. It is also a call for doing something about the moral demands placed on both governments and individuals by the fact of climate change

Table Of Contents

A warmer world ; Strange changes ; Consensus ; Sound science ; Prospects -- Right and wrong ; Philosophy and morality ; The importance of giving reasons ; Justifying moral beliefs ; Consistency, moral theories, intuitions ; Environmental ethics -- Responsibility ; Agency and spatial and temporal complexities ; The prisoner's dilemma and the tragedy of the commons ; Historical principles of justice ; Present entitlements and capacities ; Sustainability -- Doing nothing ; Uncertainty ; Costs ; Technological rescue ; Waiting for others to act ; Urgency -- Doing something ; Criteria of moral adequacy ; UNFCCC and Kyoto ; Equal per capita shares ; Comparable burdens -- Individual choices ; Consistency again ; Psychological barriers ; Individual action ; Civil disobedience

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