Debating Climate Ethics by David Weisbach (English) Paperback Book

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Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue rather than one of narrow economic self-interest, while Weisbach argues that existing ethical theories are flawed and do not provide adequate guidance for climate policy.

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In this volume, Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue, since it is an early instance of a distinctive challenge to ethical action (the perfect moral storm), and ethical concerns (such as with justice, rights, political legitimacy, community and humanity's relationship to nature) are at the heart of many of thedecisions that need to be made. Consequently, climate policy that ignores ethics is at risk of "solving" the wrong problem, perhaps even to the extreme of endorsing forms of climate extortion. This isespecially true of policy based on narrow forms of economic self-interest. By contrast, Weisbach argues that existing ethical theories are not well suited to addressing climate change. As applied to climate change, existing ethical theories suffer from internal logical problems and suggest infeasible strategies. Rather than following failed theories or waiting indefinitely for new and better ones, Weisbach argues that central motivation for climate policy is straightforward: it is in theircommon interest for people and nations to agree to policies that dramatically reduce emissions to prevent terrible harms.

Author Biography

Stephen M. Gardiner is Professor of Philosophy and Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of the Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of A Perfect Moral Storm (Oxford, 2011), editor of Virtue Ethics, Old and New (Cornell, 2005), and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics (Oxford, in press) and Climate Ethics: Essential Readings (Oxford, 2010). His research focuses on globalenvironmental problems, future generations and virtue ethics.David A. Weisbach is the Walter J Blum Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Senior Fellow at the University of Chicago Computation Institute and Argonne National Laboratories. Weisbach's research primarily focuses on issues related to taxation and on policy aspects of climate change.Weisbach received his BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1985; a Masters in Advance Study (Mathematics) from Wolfson College, Cambridge in 1986; and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1989. After graduating from law school, Weisbach clerked for Judge Joel M. Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and worked as an associate in the law firm of Miller & Chevalier. In 1992, Weisbach joined the Department of Treasury where he worked as an attorney-advisorin the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel and, subsequently, as associate tax legislative counsel. In 1996, Weisbach was appointed Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center and joined the Chicagofaculty in 1998.

Table of Contents

Part I By Stephen M. Gardiner1. How Will We be Remembered?2. Betraying the Future3. Who Are We and What Do We Want?4. Justice vs. ExtortionPart II By David A. Weisbach5. Introduction to Part II6. Climate Policy and Self-Interest7. The Role of Claims of Justice in Climate Change Policy8. Summing UpPart III Responses9. 'The Feasible is Political'10. Weisbach Responds to Gardiner

Review

"One of the most refreshing aspects of Gardiner and Weisbach's contribution to this debate is that both of them--Gardiner a philosopher, Weisbach an economist--think that rapid decarbonization must be the paramount aim of climate policy...this is an extremely valuable book and I recommend it warmly. Both authors display an admirable tenacity, courage, forbearance, and intelligence. Their debate marks a significant advance in our attempts to grapple with thismost serious of issues." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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In this volume, Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue, since it is an early instance of a distinctive challenge to ethical action (the perfect moral storm), and ethical concerns (such as with justice, rights, political legitimacy, community and humanity's relationship to nature) are at the heart of many of thedecisions that need to be made. Consequently, climate policy that ignores ethics is at risk of

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"One of the most refreshing aspects of Gardiner and Weisbach's contribution to this debate is that both of them--Gardiner a philosopher, Weisbach an economist--think that rapid decarbonization must be the paramount aim of climate policy...this is an extremely valuable book and I recommend it warmly. Both authors display an admirable tenacity, courage, forbearance, and intelligence. Their debate marks a significant advance in our attempts to grapple with thismost serious of issues." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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"One of the most refreshing aspects of Gardiner and Weisbach's contribution to this debate is that both of them--Gardiner a philosopher, Weisbach an economist--think that rapid decarbonization must be the paramount aim of climate policy...this is an extremely valuable book and I recommend it warmly. Both authors display an admirable tenacity, courage, forbearance, and intelligence. Their debate marks a significant advance in our attempts to grapple with this most serious of issues." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Selling point: Debate about climate ethics between two leading scholars on the topicSelling point: Presents views central to understanding modern climate change policySelling point: One author argues from the standpoint of ethics and justice, while the other from that of national self-interest

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Part I By Stephen M. Gardiner 1. How Will We be Remembered? 2. Betraying the Future 3. Who Are We and What Do We Want? 4. Justice vs. Extortion Part II By David A. Weisbach 5. Introduction to Part II 6. Climate Policy and Self-Interest 7. The Role of Claims of Justice in Climate Change Policy 8. Summing Up Part III Responses 9. 'The Feasible is Political' 10. Weisbach Responds to Gardiner

Details ISBN0199996482 Short Title DEBATING CLIMATE ETHICS Series Debating Ethics Language English ISBN-10 0199996482 ISBN-13 9780199996483 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 179.1 Year 2016 Pages 280 Position Professor of Psychology Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor of Psychology, University of Bucharest Publication Date 2016-08-11 UK Release Date 2016-08-11 AU Release Date 2016-08-11 NZ Release Date 2016-08-11 US Release Date 2016-08-11 Edited by Dragos Iliescu Birth 1938 Death 1937 Qualifications Psy.D Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Alternative 9780199996476 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Author David Weisbach We've got this

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