Sustainability Ethics

Nils Ole Oermann; Annika Weinert

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_15

Sustainability Ethics

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Abstract

The article examines the relationship between ethics and the concept of sustainability. Exemplified by case studies, different sustainability concepts will be applied to various philosophical as well as political discourses related to fundamental and applied ethics. In particular the question will be discussed if there are ethical duties towards future generations. Ecological issues as well as demographics will be ethically examined and related to the discourse of sustainability.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Titel	Sustainability Science : An Introduction
Redakteure/-innen	Harald Heinrichs, Pim Martens, Gerd Michelsen, Arnim Wiek
Seitenumfang	18
Erscheinungsort	Dordrecht
Herausgeber (Verlag)	Springer Verlag
Erscheinungsdatum	2016
Seiten	175-192
ISBN (Print)	978-94-017-7241-9
ISBN (elektronisch)	978-94-017-7242-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_15
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 2016

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