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[Steve Gardiner]

1) There certainly have been advances since I was an undergraduate.

2) There is an interesting philosophical question about whether justice can come into conflict with other values.  It is a question with a long history, going back at least as far as the ancient Greeks.

3) However, for the record, in the paper I'm talking about justification (not justice), and (more importantly) why that is not the only issue relevant to the ethics of geoengineering.  To take just one example: in Sophie's Choice, the question about whether Sophie is justified in making the choice she does is not the only relevant ethical issue about her plight.  I say more about this in the "arm the future" paper and also in the one about moral schizophrenia.   

Steve

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On Dec 3, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Ken Caldeira wrote:

Does this mean that something can both be just and unethical at the same time?

Apparently, there have been advances in ethics since I last studied it.

just

¹  [ juhst]  Show IPA

adjective

1.

guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.

2.

done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply.

3.

based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim.

4.

in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis.

5.

given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment,or reward: a just penalty.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/just

On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Andrew Lockley <andrew....@gmail.com> wrote:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2183457

The Desperation Argument for Geoengineering

Stephen Gardiner 

University of Washington, Seattle
November 1, 2012
PS: Political Science and Politics, 2012 

Abstract:      

Some argue that geoengineering by desperate nations would be justified, and that the developed nations ought to aid them through research on how to do it. In this paper, I explore two interpretations of such arguments and find them wanting. I also argue that, whether or not geoengineering by the desperate would be justified, focusing on justification alone obscures important aspects of the ethics of geoengineering.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 11

Keywords: solar radiation management, ethics and geoengineering, self-defense, consent, domination

Date posted: December 2, 2012  

Suggested Citation

Gardiner, Stephen, The Desperation Argument for Geoengineering (November 1, 2012). PS: Political Science and Politics, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2183457

Contact Information

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