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UNINA9910460967103321 |
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Autore |
Garvey James <1967-> |
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Titolo |
The ethics of climate change : right and wrong in a warming world / / James Garvey |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-12300-2 |
9786613123008 |
1-4411-7546-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Moral and ethical aspects |
Environmental responsibility |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Warmer World; Chapter 2: Right and Wrong; Chapter 3: Responsibility; Chapter 4: Doing Nothing; Chapter 5: Doing Something; Chapter 6: Individual Choices; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The debate about the existence of climate change seems finally at an end. We now have to decide what to do about it. Here, James Garvey argues that the ultimate rationale for action on climate change cannot be simply economic, political, scientific or social, though no doubt our decisions should be informed by such things. Instead, climate change is largely a moral problem. What we should do about it depends on what matters to us and what we think is right. . This book is an introduction to the ethics of climate change. It considers a little climate science and a lot of moral philosophy, |
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