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The non-identity problem in climate ethics: a restatement
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Abstract
This article justifies and restates the non-identity problem (NIP) in relation to climate change. First and briefly, I argue that while there is often good reason to set the NIP aside in practical politics, there can be areas where a climate NIP will have practical implications. An instructive examp... view more
This article justifies and restates the non-identity problem (NIP) in relation to climate change. First and briefly, I argue that while there is often good reason to set the NIP aside in practical politics, there can be areas where a climate NIP will have practical implications. An instructive example concerns climate change litigation. Second, I argue that there are three particular circumstances of a climate NIP that may set it apart from the more established NIP in bioethics. These differences regard interaction, numbers, and agency respectively. Third, I discuss the premises and conclusion of a climate NIP, modifying an account in bioethics by David Boonin (2014).... view less
Keywords
climate change; responsibility; ethics; living conditions; future; Intergenerational relations; justice
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
non-identity problem; intergenerational duties; environmental duties; Derek Parfit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 63-68
Journal
Intergenerational Justice Review, 5 (2019) 2
Issue topic
The scope of the non-identity problem
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24357/igjr.5.2.779
ISSN
2190-6335
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed