Abstracts
Abstract
Richness theory offers a promising axiology. In this paper, I discuss how to translate it into a deontology. To do so, I recruit the concept of moral distance from a recently developed epistemology, and construe it in terms of causal power. Finally, I apply the resulting decision-theoretic framework to the question of how best to avert ecological disaster over the next 36 years and achieve ecological harmony over the next 986.
Résumé
La théorie de la richesse représente une axiologie prometteuse. Dans le présent article, nous explorons comment la traduire en déontologie. Pour ce faire, nous mobilisons le concept de distance morale tiré d’une épistémologie récemment développée et l’interprétons en termes de pouvoir causal. Pour terminer, nous appliquons le cadre théorique-décisionnel qui en résulte à la question de comment mieux éviter la catastrophe écologique au cours des 36 prochaines années et atteindre une harmonie écologique d’ici 986 ans.
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