Why worry about future generations? /
Why should we care what happens to future generations? Samuel Scheffler argues that we are more invested in the fate of our descendants than we may realize. Implicit in our own attachments are powerful reasons for wanting the chain of human generations to persist into the indefinite future under con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Uehiro series in practical ethics.
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| Summary: | Why should we care what happens to future generations? Samuel Scheffler argues that we are more invested in the fate of our descendants than we may realize. Implicit in our own attachments are powerful reasons for wanting the chain of human generations to persist into the indefinite future under conditions conducive to human flourishing. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 146 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-143) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198798989 9780198798989 |