This collection gathers a set of seminal papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Topics covered include human rights, international justice, intergenerational ethics, individual responsibility, climate economics, and the ethics of geoengineering. Climate Ethics is intended to serve as a source book for general reference, and for university courses that include a focus on the human dimensions of climate change. It should be of broad interest to all those concerned with global justice, environmental science and policy, and the future of humanity.
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This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change.
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; A. OVERVIEW; B. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM; C: GLOBAL JUSTICE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS; D: POLICY RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE; E. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY; REFERENCES; INDEX
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Selling point: The book addresses a key global problem from a perspective that is widely acknowledged as vital but underexplored in both public and academic discussions. Selling point: Such a collection is a valuable resource at a time when concern about climate change is accelerating and the search for substantial political progress is reaching a critical point. Selling point: The editors are all pioneers in their areas and have each achieved international recognition. Selling point: The book contains a range of intellectual disciplines, including philosophy, political science, and economics. Selling point: It does not set out to advance a particular point of view, but rather to give a sense of the core debates by representing divergent considerations and voices.
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Simon Caney is Professor in Political Theory and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Magdalen College, Oxford University. Stephen Gardiner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Washington. Dale Jamieson is Director of Environmental Studies at New York University. Henry Shue is Senior Research Fellow at Centre for International Studies, Oxford University.
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Selling point: The book addresses a key global problem from a perspective that is widely acknowledged as vital but underexplored in both public and academic discussions. Selling point: Such a collection is a valuable resource at a time when concern about climate change is accelerating and the search for substantial political progress is reaching a critical point. Selling point: The editors are all pioneers in their areas and have each achieved international recognition. Selling point: The book contains a range of intellectual disciplines, including philosophy, political science, and economics. Selling point: It does not set out to advance a particular point of view, but rather to give a sense of the core debates by representing divergent considerations and voices.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195399615
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
662 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
179 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

Biographical note

Simon Caney is Professor in Political Theory and Tutorial Fellow in Politics, Magdalen College, Oxford. Stephen Gardiner is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington. Dale Jamieson is Director of Environmental Studies, NYU. Henry Shue is Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford.