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Climate Matters : Ethics in a Warming World by John Broome (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393937968
ISBN-139780393937961
eBay Product ID (ePID)215318098
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameClimate Matters : Ethics in a Warming World
SubjectEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Global Warming & Climate Change
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Philosophy, Science
AuthorJohn Broome
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.3 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsHow refreshing to have John Broome, an economist, argue that we should incorporate ethics in climate policy formation., Climate Matters takes up where most books about global warming leave off. John Broome writes clearly and thoughtfully about the most pressing questions of our time., Broome applies ethical principles logically to private moral behavior and sound government policy on climate change, with interesting and sometimes surprising results. I want to argue with some of it, and climate change is worth arguing about., In Climate Matters John Broome brings his lucid writing, sparkling insights, and deep moral seriousness to the greatest moral challenge of our time. This is practical ethics at its most brilliant and its most significant., For me (and for many others, I suspect) it is important to see this ethical side of climate change examined carefully by a skilled philosopher., John Broome is uniquely qualified to help us think through some of the more important questions. His new book is sometimes controversial and surprising, but always insightful and clear., Unmanaged climate change raises profound ethical, policy, and personal issues which must be faced directly. John Broome, one of the outstanding moral philosophers of our times, presents the issues and his conclusions in a most thoughtful, accessible, practical, and compelling way. A vitally important contribution.
Dewey Decimal179/.1
SynopsisEsteemed philosopher John Broome avoids the familiar ideological stances on climate change policy and examines the issue through an invigorating new lens. As he considers the moral dimensions of climate change, he reasons clearly through what universal standards of goodness and justice require of us, both as citizens and as governments. His conclusions some as demanding as they are logical will challenge and enlighten. Eco-conscious readers may be surprised to hear they have a duty to offset all their carbon emissions, while policy makers will grapple with Broome s analysis of what if anything is owed to future generations. From the science of greenhouse gases to the intricate logic of cap and trade, Broome reveals how the principles that underlie everyday decision making also provide simple and effective ideas for confronting climate change. Climate Matters is an essential contribution to one of the paramount issues of our time.", Esteemed philosopher John Broome avoids the familiar ideological stances on climate change policy and examines the issue through an invigorating new lens. As he considers the moral dimensions of climate change, he reasons clearly through what universal standards of goodness and justice require of us, both as citizens and as governments. His conclusions--some as demanding as they are logical--will challenge and enlighten. Eco-conscious readers may be surprised to hear they have a duty to offset all their carbon emissions, while policy makers will grapple with Broome's analysis of what if anything is owed to future generations. From the science of greenhouse gases to the intricate logic of cap and trade, Broome reveals how the principles that underlie everyday decision making also provide simple and effective ideas for confronting climate change. Climate Matters is an essential contribution to one of the paramount issues of our time., The ferocious debate that swirls around climate change renders the appropriate response-for people and for governments-continually unclear. The argument, so tangled in politics and ideology, has reduced the paramount issue of our time to a partisan standstill. Though the consequences of climate change are potentially enormous, real progress has proved elusive. Acclaimed philosopher John Broome, in this powerful and surprising book, cuts through the political stalemate to offer a balanced and groundbreaking new model for action. With the moral and ethical demands of climate change always at the center of his analysis, Broome reasons clearly through what morality requires (and doesn't require) of us, both as citizens and as governments. Exploring the concepts of justice and goodness that have long guided our sense of ethics, he demonstrates how we can apply both ideas to climate change. Broome elaborates these arguments with accessible cost-benefit analyses and scientific explanations before taking on some of the thorniest and most important questions raised by climate change: how to account for uncertainty, future generations, the value of human lives, and growing populations. Climate Matters's multidisciplinary approach leads to refreshingly new analyses of cap-and-trade solutions as well as programs to offset personal emissions. Without diluting the complexity of the issue, Broome offers clear courses of action for confronting climate change, explaining what we can do easily as individuals, and what action we ought to demand of our governments. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberGE42
