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Jun 4, 2020 · First published Thu Jun 4, 2020. There is overwhelming evidence that human activities are changing the climate system. [ 1] . The emission of greenhouse gases is resulting in increased temperatures, rising sea-levels, and severe weather events (such as storm surges). These climatic changes raise a number of issues of justice.
The philosophy of climate science is a new sub-discipline of the philosophy of science that began to crystalize at the turn of the 21 st century when philosophers of science started having a closer look at methods used in climate modelling. It comprises a reflection on almost all aspects of climate science, including observation and data ...
Last update:26 June 2023. By Bernard Feltz. A major challenge for our time, climate change concerns both our daily lives and the world geopolitical order. It is one of the dimensions of a global ecological crisis, a direct consequence of the complex interactions between humans and nature.
Jun 3, 2002 · Whatever the future holds, many thinkers now believe that solving the problems of climate change is an essential ingredient in any credible form of sustainable development and that the alternative to decisive action may result in the diminution not only of nature and natural systems, but also of human dignity itself (see Nanda 2011, especially ...
Feb 8, 2017 · MIT professor of philosophy Kieran Setiya explores how individuals and societies can think about and act on climate change. 3 Questions: How philosophy can address the problem of climate change | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
May 28, 2023 · Anthropocentrism can be understood as the root problem behind climate change in two senses: first, because it legitimizes the practices that caused and continue to exacerbate climate change, and second, because it serves as an obstacle to addressing climate change.
