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by James Garvey (Author)
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"It's an excellent book to think with: Garvey has a delicious style, often very funny, and a trick of ushering the reader right inside his thought experiments." --Stephen Poole, The Guardian


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"The Ethics of Climate Change is a model of philosophical reasoning about one of the greatest moral challenges any generation has ever faced. If you don't yet know why you should be morally outraged about the present situation, read this book. Calmly, carefully, with well-marshalled facts and sound argument, Garvey shows us just how badly the nations of the industrialized world - and the citizens of those nations - are behaving. He also tells us what we need to do about it." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good and thought provoking book., 30 Mar 2008
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After being forced fed facts of climate change by the media I just assumed we should do something about it, but never really thought beyond scientific or economical grounds.

This book cuts straight to moral questions which I had never considered before and in language everyone can understand.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to both ethics and climate change, 19 Mar 2008
By Jonathan Webber (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
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Books on climate change are fashionable right now. The basic fact is settled: our carbon emissions are changing the global weather system, with deleterious and potentially catastrophic results. But few books address the moral questions this raises. Whose responsibility is it? What should we do about it? Why should we even care?

James Garvey presents a careful discussion of just these issues. He explains the science clearly and concisely, but his focus is on moral philosophy. It is as good an introduction to this topic as it is to climate change. Witty without being frivolous, explanatory but never condescending, it is engaging and challenging in equal measure.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A solid and well argued read, 2 Dec 2008
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Being a novice in the world of philosophy, I found this book to be a thought provoking and worthy read as an introduction to climate change without the trappings of being forced fed a particular opinion. For me the down to earth approach to the issue worked well, with balanced arguements littered throughout the text that ultimately proved to be much more than just a book to read on the train to work. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and Engaging
Garvey's writing style is like having a conversation with a good friend. Humors at times, the book is written in clear language that is both accessible and absorbing. Read more
Published 11 months ago by R. Searle

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, thought provoking, highly accessible
I'll place my reviewing credentials up front: I'm no philosopher, or hardcore environmental activist for that matter - the main reason for buying this was because I very much... Read more
Published 11 months ago by I. Sillitoe

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended introduction
As someone who was concerned about climate change but not yet convinced about what should be done I found this book to be a clear and easily understandable introduction to both... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bookwyrm

3.0 out of 5 stars So so
I bought this book as a firm believer in anthropogenic climate change, hoping to get a grounding in the ethics and morals of the subjects as a way of arming myself in arguments on... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Book Reader

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so much climate change as just hot air
I'm sorry to be the one to pour the first cold water in this one. I found the book insufferably patronising. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Barton Keyes

4.0 out of 5 stars Strongly recommended for those with still unchanged life styles
I need to declare my position vis-à-vis climate change - I was already well convinced both about the seriousness of the issue and the need for personal action, before reading this... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Richard Vernon

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, I'm convinced
Well, I must admit that before reading this book, I was not so much a climate sceptic as a climate nihilist. Read more
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