PHILOSOPHY 100 STOLZE

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PHILOSOPHY 100 (STOLZE)

• Notes on Peter Singer, One Atmosphere

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The Earths Atmosphere as a Global Carbon Sink

• Common Good
• Analogy to a Village or a Bathroom Sink (Yuk!)

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Two Kinds of Principles used in Political
Philosophy

• Historical
• Time-Slice

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A Historical Principle of Justice

• The Polluter Pays (You Broke ItNow You Fix It!)

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The Polluter Pays Principle

• You Broke ItNow You Fix It!
• NOTE Since 1850, the developed world is
  responsible for a total of 76 per cent of
  carbon-dioxide emissions, while the developing
  world has contributed just 24 per cent (James
  Garvey, The Ethics of Climate Change NY
  Continuum, 2008, p. 70).

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Time-Slice Principles

• An Equal Share for Everyone
• Aiding the Worst Off
• Greatest Happiness

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The Equal Shares Argument

• 1. Everyone is entitled to an equal share of
  greenhouse gas emissions that flow into the
  global carbon sink.
• 2. Rich nations like the U.S. have already used
  more than their share.
• 3. Therefore, rich nations like the U.S. should
  immediately begin to cut back on their
  greenhouse gas emissions.

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Aiding the Worst Off
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The Greatest Happiness
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Singers Own Position