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Record Nr.

UNINA9910838269203321

Autore

Peterson Michael

Titolo

Derrida and Inheritance in Environmental Ethics : The Half-Lives of Responsibility / / by Michael Peterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031521430

3031521439

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages)

Disciplina

179.1

Soggetti

Continental philosophy

Ethics

Applied ethics

Continental Philosophy

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Energy Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Acting Before Future Generations -- 3. Nuclear Waste and the Site of Intergenerational Responsibility -- 4. Derrida: Iterability and Biodegradability -- 5. Turning Towards Irradiated Futures -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues for the necessity of a re-evaluation of our thinking about responsibly relating to future generations in the context of environmental philosophy. Using long-term nuclear waste disposal as its paradigmatic case, this book makes the case that the predominant mode of thinking the future in terms of continuity and repetition of the present requires a critique informed by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in order to think responsibility adequately. The book begins by surveying contemporary accounts of intergenerational responsibility before outlining the specifics of nuclear waste disposal policy. With these stakes established, the contributions of Jacques Derrida to future-oriented ethics are introduced. These include discussions of communication across contexts, the relationship between inheritance



and responsibility, and the political imperatives that result from this critique. This book concludes by arguing for an intergenerational environmental policy that rejectspolicy and infrastructural projects that depend on the present reproducing itself indefinitely.