Why Worry About Future Generations
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Why Worry About Future Generations
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Author : Samuel Scheffler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Why Worry About Future Generations written by Samuel Scheffler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Generations categories.
The things we do today may make life worse for future generations. But why should we care what happens to people who won't be born until after all of us are gone? Some philosophers have treated this as a question about our moral responsibilities, and have argued that we have duties of beneficence to promote the well-being of our descendants. Rather than focusing exclusively on issues of moral responsibility, Samuel Scheffler considers the broader question of why and how future generations matter to us. Although we lack a developed set of ideas about the value of human continuity, we are more invested in the fate of our descendants than we may realize. Implicit in our existing values and attachments are a variety of powerful reasons for wanting the chain of human generations to persist into the indefinite future under conditions conducive to human flourishing. This has implications for the way we think about problems like climate change. And it means that some of our strongest reasons for caring about the future of humanity depend not on our moral duty to promote the good but rather on our existing evaluative attachments and on our conservative disposition to preserve and sustain the things that we value. This form of conservatism supports rather than inhibits a concern for future generations, and it is an important component of the complex stance we take toward the temporal dimension of our lives.
Future People
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Author : Tim Mulgan
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-01-05
Future People written by Tim Mulgan and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-05 with Philosophy categories.
What do we owe to our descendants? How do we balance their needs against our own? Tim Mulgan develops a new theory of our obligations to future generations, based on a new rule-consequentialist account of the morality of individual reproduction. He argues that the resulting theory accounts for a wide range of independently plausible intuitions - covering individual morality, intergenerational justice, and international justice. In particular, the moderate consequentialist approach is superior to its two main rivals in this area - person-affecting theories and traditional consequentialism. The former fall foul of Parfit's Non-Identity Problem, while the latter are invariably implausibly demanding. Mulgan also claims that most puzzles in contemporary value theory (such as Parfit's Repugnant Conclusion) are actually puzzles in the theory of right action, and can only be solved if we abandon strict consequentialism for a more moderate alternative. The heart of the book is the first systematic exploration of the rule-consequentialist account of the morality of individual reproduction. Mulgan demostrates that this account is superior to all available alternatives, both consequentialist and non-consequentialist. Once we recognise the intergenerational dimension, moral and political philosophy cannot be considered in isolation. The latter must be founded on the former. Rule consequentialism provides the best foundation for a theory of intergenerational justice. Future People brings together several different contemporary philosophical discussions: obligations to future generations, the morality of individual reproduction, the demands of morality, and international justice. While the focus is on developing a new account, there are also substantial discussions of alternative views, especially contract-based accounts of intergenerational justice and competing forms of consequentialism.
Future Generations Should We Care
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Author : Omega Philosophy and Science Series
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-05
Future Generations Should We Care written by Omega Philosophy and Science Series and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-05 with categories.
In this century, one of the biggest challenges we face as a collective human race, is the problem of climate change. Already we have seen the climate changing, with the prognosis being that the effects of climate change will only get worse. In fact, only in a few hundred years, our planet may be completely uninhabitable. However, in discussing how best to reduce the effects of climate change, there seems to be one overarching unanswered question; should we really care about the existence and well-being of future generations in the first place? Should the answer to this be negative, then that means we shouldn't worry too much about the detrimental effects climate change may have on future generations. The reason this comes in to question is because of the non-identity problem; a problem which points to the fact that one cannot regret actions that also caused one to exist. In the following, we will be looking into and be discussing the non-identity problem and possible ways to solve it. The non-identity problem sheds light on a few intuitions we may hold about existence and harm. These intuitions, that I will later formulate as claims, will need to be challenged if we are to stand a chance in solving the non-identity problem. These the main intuitions will make out the majority of the discussion. The first claim to be discussed is that ethics is person-affecting. Secondly, We will look into the claim that we have been benefited by coming into existence. The third and final claim I will discuss is that it is not possible to be harmed by an action without also being worse off by that action and argue that we should hold a person-affecting view in ethics, rather than an impersonal view. Also look closer at and defend the claim that our existence begins at conception, and building on this, argue that our existence is neither a benefit nor a harm to us. Instead I will suggest that we understand it as morally neutral. Also, the favor of the idea that it may be possible to hold that one can be harmed without being worse off. The author will argue that the non-identity problem is in itself not possible to solve. The author also offers two possible solutions. The first it that it is already the fact that we care about the existence of future generations, and for consistency's sake, we should also therefore care about their well-being. The other solution the author offers is that we take the butterfly effect more seriously, understanding that separating which specific action ones existence depended on, is so difficult that it makes the non-identity problem seem less significant.
Death And The Afterlife
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Author : Samuel Scheffler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-09
Death And The Afterlife written by Samuel Scheffler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-09 with Philosophy categories.
Suppose you knew that, though you yourself would live your life to its natural end, the earth and all its inhabitants would be destroyed thirty days after your death. To what extent would you remain committed to your current projects and plans? Would scientists still search for a cure for cancer? Would couples still want children? In Death and the Afterlife, philosopher Samuel Scheffler poses this thought experiment in order to show that the continued life of the human race after our deaths--the "afterlife" of the title--matters to us to an astonishing and previously neglected degree. Indeed, Scheffler shows that, in certain important respects, the future existence of people who are as yet unborn matters more to us than our own continued existence and the continued existence of those we love. Without the expectation that humanity has a future, many of the things that now matter to us would cease to do so. By contrast, the prospect of our own deaths does little to undermine our confidence in the value of our activities. Despite the terror we may feel when contemplating our deaths, the prospect of humanity's imminent extinction would pose a far greater threat to our ability to lead lives of wholehearted engagement. Scheffler further demonstrates that, although we are not unreasonable to fear death, personal immortality, like the imminent extinction of humanity, would also undermine our confidence in the values we hold dear. His arresting conclusion is that, in order for us to lead value-laden lives, what is necessary is that we ourselves should die and that others should live. Death and the Afterlife concludes with commentary by four distinguished philosophers--Harry Frankfurt, Niko Kolodny, Seana Shiffrin, and Susan Wolf--who discuss Scheffler's ideas with insight and imagination. Scheffler adds a final reply.
The Oxford Handbook Of Distributive Justice
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Author : Serena Olsaretti
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
The Oxford Handbook Of Distributive Justice written by Serena Olsaretti and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Philosophy categories.
Distributive justice has come to the fore in political philosophy: how should we arrange our social and economic institutions so as to distribute benefits and burdens fairly? Thirty-eight leading figures from philosophy and political theory present specially written critical assessments of the key issues in this flourishing area of research.
Ethics Of The Future
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Author : William Henry Whinfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
Ethics Of The Future written by William Henry Whinfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Ethics categories.
Climate Change And The Voiceless
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Author : Randall S. Abate
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-24
Climate Change And The Voiceless written by Randall S. Abate and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-24 with Business & Economics categories.
Identifies the common vulnerabilities of the voiceless and demonstrates how the law can evolve to protect their interests more effectively.
The Oxford Handbook Of Environmental Ethics
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Author : Stephen Mark Gardiner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
The Oxford Handbook Of Environmental Ethics written by Stephen Mark Gardiner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Philosophy categories.
This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.
The Generative Society
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Author : Ed De St. Aubin
language : en
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Release Date : 2003
The Generative Society written by Ed De St. Aubin and has been published by Amer Psychological Assn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Psychology categories.
Adult individuals in all societies have long understood the need for generativity - concern for and commitment to caring for the next generation. The need for generative action is particularly critical given the societal and global threats facing mankind in the first years of the 21st century. propelled the construct of generativity versus stagnation into mainstream consciousness, this text examines this critical stage of development that occurs during the long middle of adulthood, as it exists on societal and cultural levels. This volume's diverse group of scholars explores the complex relationships between generativity and various societies' political, economic, religious, educational and cultural arenas. Integrating empirical research, scientific and cultural theory and their own informed observations and speculations regarding generativity in society, the volume that results aims to be a stimulating exchange about the multifaceted rol of generativity in human life and society.
Taking Care Of Youth And The Generations
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Author : Bernard Stiegler
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2010
Taking Care Of Youth And The Generations written by Bernard Stiegler and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Psychology categories.
The book presents a powerful reminder of adults' responsibility for the development of long-term attention (and thus of maturity) in children, particularly in the face of the techniques of attention-destruction practiced by the programming industries.