A new defence of probability discounting

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2016-10-04
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Mintz-Woo, Kian
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Routledge
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10.4324/9781315649153
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Abstract
This chapter argues that, for decisions under risk, Simon Caney's rights-based approach overgeneralises and that rights-based theories structurally face similar problems. It makes a new moral case for probability discounting on the grounds that moral responsibility for outcomes scales with credence in outcomes.
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Probability discounting , Moral responsibility , Climate ethics , Climate change
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Mintz-Woo, K. (2017) 'A new defence of probability discounting', in Walsh, A., Hormio, S. and Purves, D. (eds), The Ethical Underpinnings of Climate Economics, Oxford: Routledge, pp. 87-105
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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315649153
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/12018
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© 2017 selection and editorial matter, Adrian Walsh, Säde Hormio and Duncan Purves; individual chapters, the contributors.This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Ethical Underpinnings of Climate Economics published 2017, available online: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315649153