Time and the Generations: Population Ethics for a Diminishing Planet

by Partha Dasgupta

How should we evaluate the ethics of procreation, especially the environmental consequences of reproductive decisions on future generations, in a resource-constrained world? While demographers, moral philosophers, and environmental scientists have separately discussed the implications of population size for sustainability, no one has attempted to synthesize the concerns and values of these approaches. The culmination of a half century of engagement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160127
• ISBN13: 9780231160124
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"