Political Responsibility for Climate Change: Ethical Institutions and Fact-Sensitive Theory

ISBN-13: 9780367189709 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 184 str.

Theresa Birgitta Bronnum Scavenius

Opis

This book offers new perspectives on how social and political institutions can respond more effectively to climate change. Clearly written in an engaging style, this volume will be an invaluable reference for researchers interested in climate change, geography and institutional theory.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1. Fact-Sensitivity and Normativity 1. Fact-Sensitive Political Theory 2. The Indeterminacy Challenge 3. Fact-Sensitive Ought-Judgements Part 2. Fitness Conditions of Moral Responsibility 4. Fitness Conditions of Rational Agency 5. Fitness Conditions of Group Agency 6. Control Conditions and Democratic Climate Governance Part 3. Moral Responsibility for Climate Change 7. Collective Responsibility 8. Moral Excuse and Democratic Citizens 9. Collective Responsibility and Democratic Institutions

O autorze

Theresa Scavenius is an Associate Professor in the Department of Planning, University of Aalborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.