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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454528903321

Autore

Beckerman Wilfred

Titolo

Justice, posterity, and the environment [[electronic resource] /] / Wilfred Beckerman and Joanna Pasek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-159878-X

1-281-94414-9

9786611944148

0-19-152963-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PasekJoanna

Disciplina

179/.1

Soggetti

Environmental ethics

Ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Figures""; ""1. Introduction: Ethics and Economics in Environmental Policy""; ""Part 1. Justice between generations""; ""2. The Rights of Future Generations""; ""3. Justice Between Generations""; ""4. Intergenerational Equity""; ""5. Sustainable Development""; ""6. How Much Richer Will Future Generations Be?""; ""7. Our Obligations to Future Generations""; ""Part 2. Justice between individuals""; ""8. The Intrinsic Value of the Environment""; ""9. Plural Values and Environmental Valuation""; ""Part 3. Justice between nations""

""10. International Justice and Sharing the Burden of Environmental Protection""""11. International Justice and the Environment: Climate Change and Biodiversity""; ""12. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a critique of the main, existing school of environmental ethics and seeks to build a more coherent and rigorous philosophical basis for future environmental policy.