Problem
Climate Change Ethics
What is "cost benefit analysis"? How does it differ from utilitarianism? What are some of the objections to CBA? How does it ignore obligations to future generations? How is climate change a "non-paradigmatic moral problem"? What is the precautionary principle? Explain or give examples. What is the major objection to the precautionary principle?
Human Population
Why, according to Hardin, is population growth a problem? What does he suggest about it? Explain Hardin's "Lifeboat Ethics." Explain the "tragedy of the commons." What are some criticisms of Hardin's lifeboat metaphor? Does population growth contribute to poverty? Explain the connection between population and poverty. How might we slow population growth and reduce poverty in humane ways?