Preparing for the Future (ePub)

Name: Preparing for the Future
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An Essay on the Rights of Future Generations (Sprache: Englisch)

Autor: John Ahrens

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Does the present generation have a moral obligation to conserve resources for future generations? Must we accept drastic reductions in our standard of living, and give up the ideals of individual liberty and technological progress in order to preserve the environment? PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE offers an unfashionably optimistic answer to these questions: that future generations cannot have a right to a share of existing resources, because only living persons can have rights. Rejecting the sacrifices that most traditional ethical principles would require of us, it advocates, instead, that members of the present generation may legitimately use all of the resources at their disposal to realize their own values.

Autoren-Porträt von John Ahrens

John Ahrens is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he teaches courses on political theory, applied ethics, and philosophical themes in literature and film. He was formerly on the faculty of Bowling Green State University, where he helped to establish the Social Philosophy and Policy Center. Professor Ahrens' research ranges from political theory and the ethical dimensions of public policy to popular culture; his previous publications include articles on corporate responsibility, limited government, and the aesthetics of science fiction film. He also writes for the popular press on issues of current political significance.