Towards the Ethics of a Green Future (eBook, PDF)

The Theory and Practice of Human Rights for Future People
Redaktion: Düwell, Marcus; Steenbergen, Naomi van; Bos, Gerhard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This interdisciplinary collection of chapters provides a basis for understanding the debates surrounding the provision of sustainability for future generations from a diverse range of theoretical standpoints. Rights to a Green Future? sets out the key questions involved in this complex ethical issue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351631655
• Artikelnr.: 56843003

Autorenporträt

Marcus Düwell holds a chair in philosophical ethics at Utrecht University, and is the Director of the university's Ethics Institute. His research focuses on ethics of human rights, ethics of future generations and bioethics. Gerhard Bos's research is directed towards the conceptual underpinnings of human rights and the implications for long-term responsibilities. He worked at the Ethics Institute at Utrecht University as a postdoctoral researcher, and coordinated the ESF Research Networking Programme 'Rights to a Green Future' (2011-2015). Naomi van Steenbergen divides her research time between moral psychology, ethics and climate justice. She is currently co-editing a book on practical self-understanding. Besides her research and teaching in philosophy, she works as a literary and academic translator.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors
1. Introduction
Gerhard Bos, Marcus Düwell and Naomi van Steenbergen
2. Why 'Rights' of Future People?
Marcus Düwell and Gerhard Bos
3. Risk and Rights: How do Deal with Risks from a Rights-Based Perspective
Lukas H. Meyer, Fabian Schuppert, Harald Stelzer and Adriana Placani
4. Looking to the Future: Finding Suitable Models and Scenarios
Joachim H. Spangenberg
5. Pathways for Future Generations in Existing Legal Human Rights
Provisions
Elina Pirjatanniemi
6. Political Representation of Future Generations
Danielle Zwarthoed
7. Intergenerational Justice in the Context of Developing Countries
Adrian-Paul Iliescu, Ileana Dasc¿lu, Thierry Ngosso and Naomi van
Steenbergen
8. Climate Economics and Future Generations
Klaus Steigleder
9. Motivational Aspects of a Politics of Sustainability
Dieter Birnbacher
10. Governance Towards a Green Future
May Thorseth and Fabian Schuppert
11. Ethics of a Green Future: A Research Agenda
Marcus Düwell and Karsten Klint Jensen
Index
Political bodies, agreements and legal documents