Volume 24, Number 1
February 2023
ARTICLE

Against Broome’s “Against Denialism”

Volume 24, Number 1, February 2023, Pages 81–101
https://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v24i1.2419
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Abstract

In this paper, I critically evaluate John Broome’s recent arguments against individual denialism, the thesis that current humans (in some sense) do no wrong by not refraining from performing acts that emit insignificant amounts of greenhouse gases. After isolating and clarifying Broome’s position, I argue that Broome’s argument overgenerates, is in tension with his defense of carbon offsetting, and uses problematic assumptions. I close by noting the upshot of my critical evaluation on other issues in applied ethics.
Copyright © 2023 Kabir S. Bakshi
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