Does this mean that something can both be* just *and *unethical* at the same time?
Apparently, there have been advances in ethics since I last studied it. just1 [ juhst] <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html> Show IPA adjective 1. guided by truth, reason <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reason>, justice <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/justice>, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations. 2. done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply. 3. based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim. 4. in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis. 5. given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment,or reward: a just penalty. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/just On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]>wrote: > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2183457 > > The Desperation Argument for Geoengineering > > Stephen Gardiner > > University of Washington, Seattle > November 1, 2012 > PS: Political Science and Politics, 2012 > > Abstract: > > Some argue that geoengineering by desperate nations would be justified, > and that the developed nations ought to aid them through research on how to > do it. In this paper, I explore two interpretations of such arguments and > find them wanting. I also argue that, whether or not geoengineering by the > desperate would be justified, focusing on justification alone obscures > important aspects of the ethics of geoengineering. > > Number of Pages in PDF File: 11 > > Keywords: solar radiation management, ethics and geoengineering, > self-defense, consent, domination > > Date posted: December 2, 2012 > > Suggested Citation > > Gardiner, Stephen, The Desperation Argument for Geoengineering (November > 1, 2012). PS: Political Science and Politics, 2012. Available at SSRN: > http://ssrn.com/abstract=2183457 > > Contact Information > > Stephen Gardiner (Contact Author) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
