The ‘tragedy of the commons’
We have seen that climate change has grave effects. Our best science leaves us in little doubt that the problem is real and largely caused by us. We have a …
Course: Global Ethics: An Introduction
What is ‘anthropogenic’ climate change?
In week four we look at the ethics of climate change. Some climate change just happens naturally. The Sahara Desert was once lush grassland, until changes in the Earth’s orbit …
Ethics
What is ‘ethics’ and when is it ‘global ethics’? Suppose you overhear two parents arguing about a proposed new policy at their children’s school that would stop pupils from leaving …
Learning with us
Welcome to Global Ethics: an Introduction. The course team This course has been developed by four philosophers from The Open University: Sean Cordell (author of Week 1), Jon Pike (author …