Introduction to Climate Ethics
Weekly Seminar
22.10.2019 – 04.02.2020
- with Alexander Schulan -
Climate Ethics deals with moral questions related to anthropogenic climate change. The seminar starts with utilitarianism and deontological ethics in the context of climate change. Afterwards we will discuss moral problems of climate change, i. e. why it is difficult to apply our common morality to climate change. Other important questions which are part of the seminar are for example, why do we have to act to mitigate climate change, how much do we owe to future generations to restore intergenerational justice and who is responsible to pay today to restore intragenerational justice. During the seminar we will also reason on interesting issues in climate ethics like geoengineering, the precautionary principle and the discounting of future climate damages.
By attending this seminar you will find better reasons and arguments related to the complex ethical issue of climate change.
Every Tuesday: 5:30-7 pm - Rachel Carson Center, Leopoldstr. 11 A, R: 415
The seminar starts on October 22.