Catastrophic climate change, population ethics and intergenerational equity
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02899-9
Abstract: Climate change threatens irreversible and dangerous impacts, possibly leading to extinction. The most relevant trade-off then may not be between present and future consumption but between present consumption and the mere existence of future generations.… read more here.
Keywords: inequality aversion; change; population ethics; climate ... See more keywords
What calibrating variable-value population ethics suggests
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DOI: 10.1017/s0266267124000026
Abstract: Abstract Variable-Value axiologies avoid Parfit’s Repugnant Conclusion while satisfying some weak instances of the Mere Addition principle. We apply calibration methods to two leading members of the family of Variable-Value views conditional upon: first, a… read more here.
Keywords: value; value population; calibrating variable; population ethics ... See more keywords