Climate Change and Future Justice : Precaution, Compensation and Triage

ISBN-13: 9780415461245 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 192 str.

Catriona McKinnon

Opis

This text provides an important overview and valuable new perspectives on what political theory can bring to the debates about climate change.

Recenzje

"With thoroughness and sophistication, [McKinnon] explores intergenerational justice in light of the current generation's contribution to climate change." - R. E. O'Connor, CHOICE, January 2013, Vol. 50 No. 05

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. A Rawlsian Approach to Climate Change Justice  3. Precautions  4. Intergenerational Corrective Justice  5. The End of the World As We Know It: Catastrophes and Triage  6. Conclusion: Getting Motivated in the Last Chance Saloon

O autorze

Catriona McKinnon is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Reading. She has published widely on many topics in contemporary political theory, including toleration, political liberalism, equality, and cosmopolitanism.