Sadly not. As the recent discussions with ETC group of this list shows, having solutions doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for publicly dismissing others'.
Seems the concept of 'least worst' option hasn't permeated the climate debate. A On 19 Jan 2014 09:33, "Charles H. Greene" <c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > When we are on the verge of truly catastrophic climate change, I wonder > what philosophers of science will offer us as an alternative? Obviously, if > they wish to discourage scientists from even exploring possible > geoengineering options, they must have alternatives to offer, right? > > > > > On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Andrew Lockley <andrew.lock...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > http://anthem-group.net/2014/01/18/what-would-heidegger-say-about-geoengineering-clive-hamilton/ > > What Would Heidegger Say About Geoengineering? Clive Hamilton > > Abstract: Proposals to respond to climate change by geoengineering the > Earth’s climate system, such as by regulating the amount of sunlight > reaching the planet, may be seen as a radical fulfillment of Heidegger’s > understanding of technology as destiny. Before geoengineering was > conceivable, the Earth as a whole had to be representable as a total > object, an object captured in climate models that form the epistemological > basis for climate engineering. Geoengineering is thinkable because of the > ever-tightening grip of Enframing, Heidegger’s term for the modern epoch of > Being. Yet, by objectifying the world as a whole, geoengineering goes > beyond the mere representation of nature as ‘standing reserve’; it requires > us to think Heidegger further, to see technology as a response to disorder > breaking through. If in the climate crisis nature reveals itself to be a > sovereign force then we need a phenomenology from nature’s point of view. > If ‘world grounds itself on earth, and earth juts through world’, then the > climate crisis is the jutting through, and geoengineering is a last attempt > to deny it, a vain attempt to take control of destiny rather than enter a > free relation with technology. In that lies the danger. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
