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Ethics and Future Generations (Paperback)
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Ethics and Future Generations (Paperback)
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Existing human beings stand in a unique relationship of
asymmetrical influence over future generations. Our choices now can
settle whether there are any human beings in the further future;
how many will exist; what capacities and abilities they might have;
and what the character of the natural world they inhabit is like.
This volume, with contributions from both new voices and prominent,
established figures in moral and political philosophy, examines
three generally underexplored themes concerning morality and our
relationship to future generations. First, would it be morally
wrong to allow humanity to go extinct? Or do we have moral reasons
to try and ensure that humanity continues into the indefinite
future? Second, if humanity is to continue into the future, how
many people should there be? And is it morally important whether
they have lives that are of high quality or are just barely worth
living? And third, how can we best make sense of the intuitive idea
that by not taking action on climate change and preserving natural
resources, we are in some way wronging future generations? This
book was originally published as a special issue of the Canadian
Journal of Philosophy.
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