Climate change and the moral agent : individual duties in an interdependent world /

Cripps, Elizabeth.

Climate change and the moral agent : individual duties in an interdependent world / Elizabeth Cripps. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- In the same boat -- Doing and preventing harm -- Harming and protecting non-humans -- Mimicking duties -- Promotional and direct duties -- Living with ourselves -- Conclusion.

'Climate Change and the Moral Agent' examines the moral foundations of climate change and makes a case for collective action on climate change by appealing to moralised collective self-interest, collective ability to aid, and an expanded understanding of collective responsibility for harm.


English.

9780191643934 (electronic bk.) 0191643939 (electronic bk.) 9780191753039 0191753033 (Cloth) (Cloth) (MyiLibrary) (MyiLibrary)


Climatic changes--Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental protection--Citizen participation.
Climatic changes--Political aspects.
Climatic changes--International cooperation.
Environmental ethics.
Environmental responsibility.
Climat--Changements--Aspect moral.
Environnement--Protection--Participation des citoyens.
Climat--Changements--Aspect politique.
Climat--Changements--Coopération internationale.
Éthique de l'environnement.
Responsabilité environnementale.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Environmental--Pollution Control.
Climatic changes--International cooperation.
Climatic changes--Moral and ethical aspects.
Climatic changes--Political aspects.
Environmental ethics.
Environmental protection--Citizen participation.
Environmental responsibility.
Klimaänderung
Klimaschutz
Umweltethik
Climate change.
Intergenerational equity.
Ethics.
Sustainable development.
Environmental protection.
International co-operation.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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