The Ethics of Climate Change

Zusatztext 'This book offers an excellent and "capturing" (Honderich) introduction to the ethics of climate change.' - Ethical Perspectives Informationen zum Autor James Garvey is Secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, UK. He is the author of The Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books and The Ethics of Climate Change , also published by Continuum. Klappentext This book is an introduction to the ethics of climate change. It considers a little climate science and a lot of moral philosophy, ultimately finding a way into the many possible positions associated with climate change. Articulate, provocative and stimulating, this timely book will make a significant contribution to one of the most important debates of our time. Vorwort Climate change is an issue at the heart of international public debate today - this book explores the philosophical implications of and for this hugely topical contemporary debate. Zusammenfassung Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book considers a climate science and 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. A Warmer World 2. Right and Wrong 3. Responsibility 4. Doing Nothing 5. Doing Something 6. Individual Choices Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: James Garvey, James (Royal Institute of Philosophy Garvey, James J. Garvey, Professor James (Royal Institute of Philosophy Garvey
• Assisted by: James Garvey (Editor), Jeremy Stangroom (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2008
• EAN: 9780826497376
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9737-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Think Now; Think Now! (Paperback); Think Now; Think Now! (Paperback); Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Klimawandel