From: Andrew Lockley andrew.lock...@gmail.com
To: geoengineering geoengineering@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 19 January 2014 7:31 PM
Subject: [geo] What Would Heidegger Say About Geoengineering? Clive Hamilton |
ANTHEM
http://anthem-group.net/2014/01/18/what-would
Heidegger’s affiliation to Nazi (and Nazism) was unfortunate and repulsing.
I do, however, think that we should not be satisfy with an ad hominem.
I think the Heideggerian insight is to make explicit that technology could
be seen as a revealing background - technology exemplifies the way human
http://anthem-group.net/2014/01/18/what-would-heidegger-say-about-geoengineering-clive-hamilton/
What Would Heidegger Say About Geoengineering? Clive Hamilton
Abstract: Proposals to respond to climate change by geoengineering the
Earth’s climate system, such as by regulating the amount of
When we are on the verge of truly catastrophic climate change, I wonder what
philosophers of science will offer us as an alternative? Obviously, if they
wish to discourage scientists from even exploring possible geoengineering
options, they must have alternatives to offer, right?
On Jan 18,
Let's not start insulting philosophers of science here.
I do not believe that most philosophers of science see it as their role to
discourage inquiry, but rather see their role as doing things such as
analyzing how terms gain meaning and refer to things, how we can establish
the truth or falsity
Sadly not. As the recent discussions with ETC group of this list shows,
having solutions doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for publicly dismissing
others'.
Seems the concept of 'least worst' option hasn't permeated the climate
debate.
A
On 19 Jan 2014 09:33, Charles H. Greene c...@cornell.edu
But philosophical and scientific approach must watch out for the hazards of
reification, as when emissions became a rate when most people think it a
quantity. The terms one picks may frame the whole discussion, as has
happened with global warming becoming the planet's near-surface air temp
Yes, I agree, and no insult was intended to philosophers of science in general.
My comments were in response to the particular diatribe that was posted. I do
believe that philosophers of science have an responsibility to offer
alternatives if they are going to take a stand against certain
List: cc Ken, Charles, Andrew
1. I finally found the full Sept. 2013 paper at
http://clivehamilton.com/what-would-heidegger-say-about-geoengineering/ - But
you have to find the small “pdf” symbol there. 33 pages with language that is
difficult for me as a non-philosopher (e.g. “Being”,
Before we concern ourselves too much with channeling Heidegger's ghost, and
echo-ing born-again Christians in asking what the great man would do, we
might want to keep in mind that Heidegger was a member of the Nazi party
and never publicly apologized for having become one.
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