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Queer Theory Book Club
Join the Philosophy Club Wednesday’s at 7PM in the Coop. We will be reading a summary of Sara Ahmed’s Queer Phenomenology, it’s about 4 pages. Feel free to come and hang out even if you don’t get time to finish it :)
“Climate Change and Civilization Collapse” by Daniel Steel (University of British Columbia)
This paper motivates and considers philosophical implications of civilization collapse caused by anthropogenic climate change. First, it argues that climate civilization collapse is a real possibility: many experts believe that 4°C could lead to collapse, and the IPCC’s recent assessment report’s high-emission socioeconomic pathways include that level of warming in their very likely (66-100%) range by 2100. Second, it argues that taking the risk of climate civilization collapse seriously challenges two longstanding assumptions in climate change ethics: (a) that stable governments capable of promoting justice will exist in the long-term, and (b) that net benefits from aggressive climate change mitigation for current generations would be minimal at best. The paper argues that, if we relax these assumptions, that means climate ethics should consider responsibilities in circumstances without governmental coordination and consider young versus old people as opposed to intergenerational conflict.
3:30pm - 5:00pm PST
https://zoom.us/j/95118736481Coffee Hour
We will be hosting our weekly Coffee Hour this Thursday at 4 PM in the Philosophy Department lounge (Howard 214). If you have any topics you would like to talk about with anyone you can use this anonymous form to let us know! We will have coffee, tea, and snacks for everybody.
