Introducing Environmental Ethics into Economic Analysis: Some insights from Hans Jonas’ Imperative of Responsibility

Sylvie Ferrari, Damien Bazin () and Richard B. Howarth
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Damien Bazin: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
Richard B. Howarth: Dartmouth College [Hanover]

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Abstract: This paper analyses how Hans Jonas' Imperative of Responsibility may provide useful insights into the analysis of sustainability issues. The challenges of environmental and social sustainability in terms of inter-generational fairness are analysed and involve a moral duty that is applicable to economic governance. To what extent responsibility is an alternative to utilitarianism and as a principle facilitating the coordination of the agents involved? Exploring this question may be a first step towards the long-term and sustainable conservation of Nature.

Keywords: Environmental ethics; intergenerational fairness; responsibility principle; self-binding behaviour; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-04-01
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