A perfect moral storm : the ethical tragedy of climate change /

Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming catastrophe. In this work, Gardiner illuminates our dangerous inaction by placing the environmental crisis in an entirely new light, considering it as an ethical failure.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gardiner, Stephen Mark (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Collection:Environmental ethics and science policy.
Sujets:
Environmental ethics.
Global warming > Moral and ethical aspects.
Climatic changes > Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental responsibility.
Éthique de l'environnement.
Réchauffement de la Terre > Aspect moral.
Climat > Changements > Aspect moral.
Responsabilité environnementale.
environment.
climatic change.
global warming.
human behaviour.
value systems.
ethics.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Changement climatique.
Ethique.
Responsabilité.
Aspects socio-économiques.
Ethik
Klimaänderung
Milieuethiek.
Klimaatveranderingen.
Broeikaseffect.
Växthuseffekten > etik och moral.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming catastrophe. In this work, Gardiner illuminates our dangerous inaction by placing the environmental crisis in an entirely new light, considering it as an ethical failure.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xvii, 489 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199702152
0199702152
9780199897100
0199897107
Accès:University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus.

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