Scheffler, Samuel
Why Worry About Future Generations? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198854869
- author:
- Scheffler, Samuel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 19.4 x 12.9 x 0.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Future Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Samuel Scheffler explores why future generations matter to us. While some philosophers focus on our moral responsibilities towards our descendants, Scheffler considers the broader question of why and how future generations impact our lives. Our existing values and attachments often drive our desire for human continuity into the indefinite future. This perspective has significant implications for issues like climate change, as it highlights that our strongest reasons for caring about the future of humanity are rooted in our evaluative attachments and conservative disposition to preserve what we value. This form of conservatism supports a concern for future generations, rather than inhibiting it, and is an important component of our stance on the temporal dimension of our lives.
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