The Misunderstood Risks of Climate Change

被引:2
作者
Jamieson, Dale [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, Dept Environm Studies, 285 Mercer St, New York, NY 10003 USA
来源
IRIDE-FILOSOFIA E DISCUSSIONE PUBBLICA | 2020年 / 33卷 / 02期
关键词
Climate Change; Environmentalism; Democracy; Agency; Meaning of Life;
D O I
10.1414/98535
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
In this essay I suggest that the significance of two of the most important risks of climate change are misunderstood. Political risks matter because the very future of liberal societies and democratic governance are in jeopardy; existential risks matter because they feed political risks, and because they threaten the very sources of meaning in our lives. Together, existential and political risks contribute to and reflect our sense of powerlessness. The old environmentalism was a way of life as much as a search for solutions. It matters who we are and how we live, not just what we bring about.
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页码:229 / 236
页数:8
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