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Obligations to future generations

On its original publication, the journal Ethics devoted 30 pages to a review of Obligations to Future Generations, and the book is still frequently and extensively cited and discussed. The philosophical questions raised here centre around 'whether and to what degree it can be morally incumbent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sikora, Richard I., 1927-, Barry, Brian, 1936-2009
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : White Horse Press, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On its original publication, the journal Ethics devoted 30 pages to a review of Obligations to Future Generations, and the book is still frequently and extensively cited and discussed. The philosophical questions raised here centre around 'whether and to what degree it can be morally incumbent on us to make sacrifices to bring happy people into the world or to avoid preventing them being brought into the world'. The implications surrounding this central question are becoming ever more urgent in the light of increasing concerns over dwindling resources, population growth, globalisation and environmental risk. This collection is essential reading for students of ethics and social policy, and for anyone concerned with the relation between the present choices and future chances of humanity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781912186518
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