The ethics of climate change : an introduction / Byron Williston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williston, Byron, 1965- author.

Series:

Ethics of ...

The ethics of ...

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Climatic changes--Moral and ethical aspects.

Climatic changes.

Global environmental change--Moral and ethical aspects.

Global environmental change.

Physical Description:

192 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

The Ethics of Climate Change: An Introduction systematically and comprehensively examines the ethical issues surrounding arguably the greatest threat now facing humanity. Williston addresses important questions such as: Has humanity entered the Anthropocene? Is climate change primarily an ethical issue? Does climate change represent a moral wrong? What are the impacts of climate change? What are the main causes of political inaction? What is the argument for climate change denial? What are intragenerational justice and intergenerational justice? To what extent is climate change an economic problem? Is geoengineering an ethically appropriate response to climate change? Featuring case studies throughout, this textbook provides a philosophical introduction to an immensely topical issue studied by students within the fields of applied ethics, global justice, sustainability, geography, and politics.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The basic science

2. What is climate change ethics?

3. Precautionary policy

4. International justice

5. Intergenerational justice

6. Nature in the Anthropocene

7. Individual duties

8. Climate change denial

9. Geoengineering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138559783

1138559784

9781138559790

1138559792

OCLC:

1035218188

Publisher Number:

99989054171