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Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices

Name: Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices
Brand: Dutton
SKU: 9780593471975
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Contributors:

Travis Rieder

Publisher:

Dutton

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Self-Help, Philosophy, Science

Book Subcategory:

Personal Growth, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy & Social Aspects

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Release Date:

2024-03-05

ISBN 13:

9780593471975

Weight:

1.15 lbs

Size:

9.29 x 6.39 x 0.91 inches

Pages:

336

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How to live a morally decent life in the midst of today's constant, complex choices

In a world of often confusing and terrifying global problems, how should we make choices in our everyday lives? Does anything on the individual level really make a difference? In Catastrophe Ethics, Travis Rieder tackles the moral philosophy puzzles that bedevil us. He explores vital ethical concepts from history and today and offers new ways to think about the "right" thing to do when the challenges we face are larger and more complex than ever before.

Alongside a lively tour of traditional moral reasoning from thinkers like Plato, Mill, and Kant, Rieder posits new questions and exercises about the unique conundrums we now face, issues that can seem to transcend old-fashioned philosophical ideals. Should you drink water from a plastic bottle or not? Drive an electric car? When you learn about the horrors of factory farming, should you stop eating meat or other animal products? Do small commitments matter, or are we being manipulated into acting certain ways by corporations and media? These kinds of puzzles, Rieder explains, are everywhere now. And the tools most of us unthinkingly rely on to "do the right thing" are no longer enough. Principles like "do no harm" and "respect others" don't provide guidance in cases where our individual actions don't, by themselves, have any effect on others at all. We need new principles, with new justifications, in order to navigate this new world.

In the face of consequential and complex crises, Rieder shares exactly how we can live a morally decent life. It's time to build our own catastrophe ethics.

About the Author
Travis Rieder, PhD, is a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, where he directs the Master of Bioethics degree program. He holds secondary appointments in the departments of Philosophy and Health Policy and Management, as well as the Center for Public Health Advocacy. His first book, a memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal, was named an NPR Best Book of 2019, and his TED Talk on the same topic has been viewed more than 2.5 million times. He has been interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air and his opinion writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and Psychology Today.

Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices

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