What's Wrong with Joyguzzling?
Our thesis is that there is no moral requirement to refrain from emitting reasonable amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) solely in order to enjoy oneself. Joyriding in a gas guzzler (joyguzzling) provides our paradigm example. We first distinguish this claim that there is no moral requirement to refr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 169-186 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCA Ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Moral requirements B Climate Change B Causation B Individual Responsibility B Virtue B GREENHOUSE gases B Politics B Climate ethics |
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| Summary: | Our thesis is that there is no moral requirement to refrain from emitting reasonable amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) solely in order to enjoy oneself. Joyriding in a gas guzzler (joyguzzling) provides our paradigm example. We first distinguish this claim that there is no moral requirement to refrain from joyguzzling from other more radical claims. We then review several different proposed objections to our view. These include: the claim that joyguzzling exemplifies a vice, causes or contributes to harm, has negative expected value, exceeds our fair share of global emissions, and undermines political duties. We show why none of these objections succeeds and conclude that no good reason has yet been proposed that shows why joyguzzling violates a moral requirement. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-017-9859-1 |