Tuesday 27 August 2019

The philosophical and ethical issues of climate change

via the UNESCO COURIER


Minimum Monument, an ephemeral public art project by Brazilian artist Néle Azevedo. Hundreds of tiny human ice figures thaw in high temperatures the moment they are installed. São Paulo, Brazil, 2016.

Humanity is in a state of debit. Year after year, it consumes more resources than nature can provide. This over-consumption has a direct effect on the climate. To better understand the issues at stake, the Belgian philosopher and biologist Bernard Feltz sheds light on the complex relationships between humans and nature and then focuses on the ethical aspects of climate change management.

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. These relationships can be divided into four main approaches.

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