Care, Uncertainty and Intergenerational Ethics

摘要: In an age where issues like climate change and the unintended consequences of technological innovation are high on ethical political agenda, questions about nature extent our responsibilities to future generations have never been more important, yet simultaneously so difficult answer. This book takes a unique approach problem by drawing diverse traditions thinking care (including developmental psychology, phenomenology feminist ethics) explore meaning relationship with future. Demonstrating that many influential perspectives intergenerational ethics, including positions advanced John Rawls, Brian Barry, Ulrich Beck undermined problems relating uncertainty, it shows based ethics can confront uncertain successfully give viable account scope future-oriented responsibilities.