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Taoism and climate change

May 25, 2012 by Peter 1 Comment

Daoism is a wisdom tradition in which humans seek to act in harmony with the Dao, or the way of nature. For Daoism, humankind  is the mediating figure between heaven and earth.  In this relationship between humans, heaven and earth, the responsibility of humans is to act in accordance with the Dao, rather than to disrupt or contravene the Dao. Out of this premise, might it be possible to draw some conclusions in relation to the great ethical … [Read more...]

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Planetary alarm bells, and those who ignore them

May 19, 2012 by Peter Leave a Comment

The plantetary alarm bells are ringing, but climate change denialists claim they hear nothing. It is good to see that there are some philosophers thinking about how climate denialism should be treated in the public sphere. In a helpful series of posts, the contributors to the Climate Ethics blog have distinguished between legitimate scientific skepticism and a climate change disinformation campaign.  See particularly the posting by Donald … [Read more...]

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