L4F – “Climate Change and the Future: Should we discount future climate risks?” (Seminar on Philosophy of Time)

“Climate Change and the Future: Should we discount future climate risks?” (Seminar on Philosophy of Time) (Mathias Frisch)

In this 90 min. seminar we will critically analyze arguments concerning future discounting – that is concerning the question how future risks and future wealth should be valued compared to present-day risks and wealth. Our discussion will focus on Simon Caney’s Essay “Climate Change and the Future: Discounting Time, Wealth, and Risk.”