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A perfect moral storm : the ethical tragedy of climate change : with a new afterword
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Gardiner, Stephen M. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: A Global Environmental Tragedy I. Some Assumptions II. Introducing the Perfect Storm Metaphor III. Climate Change IV. The Wider Relevance of the Model V. Outline of the Book Part A: Overview Chapter 1: A Perfect Moral Storm I. Why Ethics? II. The Global Storm III. The Intergenerational Storm IV. The Theoretical Storm V. The Problem of Moral Corruption Chapter 2: A Consumption Tragedy I. What is the Point of Game Theory? II. Motivating the Models III. A Green Energy Revolution? IV. Consumption and Happiness Part B: The Global Storm Chapter 3: Somebody Else's Problem I. Past Climate Policy II. Somebody Else's Burden III. Against Optimism IV. Conclusion Chapter 4: In the Shadow of a Common Tragedy I. Climate Prisoners? II. An Evolving Tragedy III. Beyond Pessimism IV. Lingering Tragedy V. Climate Policy in the Shadows VI. Conclusion Part C: The Intergenerational Storm Chapter 5: The Tyranny of the Contemporary I. Problems with 'Generations' II. Intergenerational Buck-Passing III. Intergenerational Buck-Passing vs. The Prisoners' Dilemma IV. The Features of the Pure Intergenerational Problem V. Applications and Complications VI. Mitigating Factors VII. The Non-Identity Problem: A Quick Aside VIII. Conclusion Chapter 6: An Intergenerational Arms Race? I. Abrupt Climate Change II. Three Causes of Political Inertia III. Against Undermining IV. Conclusion Part D: The Theoretical Storm Chapter 7: A Global Test for Political Institutions and Theories I. The Global Test II. Scenarios III. A Conjecture IV. Theoretical Vices V. An Illustration: Utilitarianism VI. Understanding the Complaint VII. Conclusion Chapter 8: Cost-Benefit Paralysis I. Cost-Benefit Analysis in Normal Contexts II. CBA for Climate Change III. The Presumption Against Discounting IV. The Basic Economics of the Discount Rate V. Discounting the Rich? VI. Declining Discount Rates VII. Two Objections to "Not Discounting" VIII. The "Devil's in the Details" Argument IX. Conclusions Part E: Moral Corruption Chapter 9: Jane Austen vs. Climate Economics I. Corruption II. The Dubious Dashwoods: Initial Parallels III. The Opening Assault on the Status of the Moral Claim IV. The Assault on Content V. Indirect Attacks VI. The Moral of the Story Chapter 10: Geoengineering in an Atmosphere of Evil I. An Idea that is Changing the World II. The Problem of Political Inertia Revisited III. Two Preliminary Arguments: Cost and "Research First"? IV. Arming the Future V. Arm the Present? VI. Evolving Shadows VII. Underestimating 'Evil' VIII. An Atmosphere of Evil? IX. "But... Should We Do It?" Part F: What Now? Conclusion: The Immediate Future Postscript: Some Initial Ethics of the Transition I. Introduction II. The Ethics of Skepticism III. Past Emissions IV. Future Emissions V. Responsibility VI. Ideal Theory VII. Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1: The Population Tragedy I. Hardin's Analysis II. Population as a Tragedy of the Commons III. Total Environmental Impact IV. Conclusion Appendix 2: Epistemic Corruption and Scientific Uncertainty in Michael Crichton's State of Fear I. What the Scientists Know II. Certainty, Guesswork and the Missing Middle III. Conclusion |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5860/choice.49-1477 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://bioweb.biology.utah.edu/sekercioglu/PDFs/Reviews/Nature%20%20Winged%20Sentinels%20Review.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/usys/ites/ecosystem-management-dam/documents/EducationDOC/Readings_DOC/Gardiner%20200911%20ch1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.49-1477 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
