PH338 PPE Philosophy And Politics

This comprehensive essay critically examines the responsibilities of individuals in promoting state-level climate change legislation. It explores the philosophical foundations of duty in relation to climate action, distinguishing civic, moral, and political obligations. The essay argues for a multi-faceted approach whereby individuals participate in democratic processes, engage in public advocacy, and promote climate literacy as vital contributions to combating climate change. Through references...

Revision notes on Climate Change Burden Sharing in Principles of Political Economy - Philosophy & Politics. Topics covered: - Responses to climate change - Responsibilities - Ability to Pay Principle (APP) - Beneficiary Pays Principle (BPP) - Contribution to Problem Principle (CPP) - Distribution of emissions rights - Holism and atomism - Hybrid accounts - Summaries and critiques of readings (including Caney, Page, Weijers, Gardiner) - Two essay plans and critiques

Revision notes for Intergenerational Justice in Principles of Political Economy - Philosophy & Politics. Topics covered: - Bases of justice - Reciprocity and subject-centrism - Adapting reciprocity - Adapting subject-centrism - Non-identity problem (Parfit) - Person-affecting principles (conceptions of harm) - Discounting the future - Responses to non-identity problem - No-difference view and disjunctive conception of harm - Essay summaries and critiques (non-identity, non-reciprocity) - Paper s...

Revision notes for National and Global Obligations in Principles of Political Economy - Philosophy & Politics. Topics covered: - Moral duties to foreigners and compatriots - Anti-cosmopolitanism - Statism - Statist disanalogy - Nationalism and critiques - Distributive justice - Summaries and critiques of several readings (including Blake, Miller, Caney, Abizadeh, Axelsen)

Revision notes on Universal Values and Human Rights in Principles of Political Economy - Philosophy & Politics. Topics covered: - Are human beings born free and equal? - Global minimum rights (Miller) - Obligations - Higher threshold (Caney, Nussbaum) - Critiques of universalism - Human rights as a political institution