Nigel Dower
Biographic Data
| ID | 823194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nigel Dower |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nigel |
| FAMILY NAME | Dower |
| SIGNATURE | DOWER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2861-6654 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Levels of alliance
Alliances range from alliances between individuals working to a common but specific goal, through organisations within countries and across borders to very broad alliances of commitment to common values and principles as with bodies that produce declarations such as the Earth Charter (Earth Council. 2000. The Earth Charter. http://earthcharter.org/). This paper focusses on such general statements, in particular the potential and limits involved i…
Global ethics
Global ethics is an emerging discipline which has not yet reached maturity. The main tasks before it to gain maturity are: first, to achieve a greater integration of various domains of enquiry all of which are concerned with global normative issues. At a general level this includes integrating global ethics with cosmopolitanism, global justice and human right discourse. At the level of areas of concern, there needs to be greater integration of va…
The nature and scope of development ethics
This article surveys the recently established field of enquiry called 'development ethics' – that is, ethical enquiry into the normative basis of socio-economic development. This covers two levels of enquiry. First, it involves enquiry into the nature of human well-being and the social norms within which the conditions of well-being should be promoted, and includes consideration of both the means and the ends of development. Second, it involves t…
World Ethics
World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics in the context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, the environment and the United Nations. Key Features Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality of states' Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a the…
The nature and scope of global ethics and the relevance of the Earth Charter
This article presents global ethics as critical reflection on the nature, justification and application of a global ethic. Much of the article focuses on the nature of a global ethic as the content of global ethics, e.g. whether it is thick or thin, is about universal values or transnational responsibilities, is a set of values justified by a particular thinker, values widely shared or values universally accepted. Global ethics itself as a proces…
Global Economy, Justice and Sustainability
The Earth Charter and Global Ethics
In what sense(s) is the Earth Charter a global ethic? The Earth Charter is a global ethic as a set of values and norms which can be supported from many worldviews rather than as a "set of values and norms plus a particular worldview"; and the Earth Charter is also a global ethic as an ethic which is widely shared across the world rather than as one which is universally shared by all. What kinds of resistance does promoting the Earth Charter meet?…
Against war as a response to terrorism
(2002). Against war as a response to terrorism. Philosophy & Geography: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 29-34
The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment
(2000). The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment. Global Society: Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 553-567
Development, Violence and Peace
Human rights and international relations
(1997). Human rights and international relations. The International Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 86-111
Upstream/Downstream
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Upstream/Downstream: Issues in Environmental Ethics. Edited By Donald Scherer. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990. Pp. 242. No price given.) Nigel Dower Nigel Dower University of Aberdeen Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 169, October 1992, Pages 511–513, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220298 Published: 01 October 1992
The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Development
The role of non-governmental organizations in development : a study of the National Christian Council of Kenya (NCCK), 1963-1978
Religious Values and Development
Ethics and environmental futures
An important part of environmental ethics concerns our moral responsibilities towards human welfare in the future, in particular that of future generations. The article examines this issue with two aims in mind. Its first aim is to classify and describe several different moral theories, and to indicate the implications which each has for environmental ethics. After an examination of prudence as a basis for action, two forms of “closed” morality a…
The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment
(2000). The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment. Global Society: Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 553-567
Human rights and international relations
(1997). Human rights and international relations. The International Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 86-111
Global ethics
Global ethics is an emerging discipline which has not yet reached maturity. The main tasks before it to gain maturity are: first, to achieve a greater integration of various domains of enquiry all of which are concerned with global normative issues. At a general level this includes integrating global ethics with cosmopolitanism, global justice and human right discourse. At the level of areas of concern, there needs to be greater integration of va…
The nature and scope of development ethics
This article surveys the recently established field of enquiry called 'development ethics' – that is, ethical enquiry into the normative basis of socio-economic development. This covers two levels of enquiry. First, it involves enquiry into the nature of human well-being and the social norms within which the conditions of well-being should be promoted, and includes consideration of both the means and the ends of development. Second, it involves t…
The nature and scope of global ethics and the relevance of the Earth Charter
This article presents global ethics as critical reflection on the nature, justification and application of a global ethic. Much of the article focuses on the nature of a global ethic as the content of global ethics, e.g. whether it is thick or thin, is about universal values or transnational responsibilities, is a set of values justified by a particular thinker, values widely shared or values universally accepted. Global ethics itself as a proces…
Against war as a response to terrorism
(2002). Against war as a response to terrorism. Philosophy & Geography: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 29-34
The Earth Charter and Global Ethics
In what sense(s) is the Earth Charter a global ethic? The Earth Charter is a global ethic as a set of values and norms which can be supported from many worldviews rather than as a "set of values and norms plus a particular worldview"; and the Earth Charter is also a global ethic as an ethic which is widely shared across the world rather than as one which is universally shared by all. What kinds of resistance does promoting the Earth Charter meet?…
Development, Violence and Peace
Ethics and environmental futures
An important part of environmental ethics concerns our moral responsibilities towards human welfare in the future, in particular that of future generations. The article examines this issue with two aims in mind. Its first aim is to classify and describe several different moral theories, and to indicate the implications which each has for environmental ethics. After an examination of prudence as a basis for action, two forms of “closed” morality a…
The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Development
The role of non-governmental organizations in development : a study of the National Christian Council of Kenya (NCCK), 1963-1978
Religious Values and Development
Upstream/Downstream
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Upstream/Downstream: Issues in Environmental Ethics. Edited By Donald Scherer. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990. Pp. 242. No price given.) Nigel Dower Nigel Dower University of Aberdeen Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 169, October 1992, Pages 511–513, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220298 Published: 01 October 1992
Human rights and international relations
(1997). Human rights and international relations. The International Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 86-111
Development, Violence and Peace
The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment
(2000). The Idea of Global Citizenship - A Sympathetic Assessment. Global Society: Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 553-567
Against war as a response to terrorism
(2002). Against war as a response to terrorism. Philosophy & Geography: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 29-34
Global Economy, Justice and Sustainability
The Earth Charter and Global Ethics
In what sense(s) is the Earth Charter a global ethic? The Earth Charter is a global ethic as a set of values and norms which can be supported from many worldviews rather than as a "set of values and norms plus a particular worldview"; and the Earth Charter is also a global ethic as an ethic which is widely shared across the world rather than as one which is universally shared by all. What kinds of resistance does promoting the Earth Charter meet?…
The nature and scope of global ethics and the relevance of the Earth Charter
This article presents global ethics as critical reflection on the nature, justification and application of a global ethic. Much of the article focuses on the nature of a global ethic as the content of global ethics, e.g. whether it is thick or thin, is about universal values or transnational responsibilities, is a set of values justified by a particular thinker, values widely shared or values universally accepted. Global ethics itself as a proces…
World Ethics
World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics in the context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, the environment and the United Nations. Key Features Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality of states' Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a the…
The nature and scope of development ethics
This article surveys the recently established field of enquiry called 'development ethics' – that is, ethical enquiry into the normative basis of socio-economic development. This covers two levels of enquiry. First, it involves enquiry into the nature of human well-being and the social norms within which the conditions of well-being should be promoted, and includes consideration of both the means and the ends of development. Second, it involves t…
Global ethics
Global ethics is an emerging discipline which has not yet reached maturity. The main tasks before it to gain maturity are: first, to achieve a greater integration of various domains of enquiry all of which are concerned with global normative issues. At a general level this includes integrating global ethics with cosmopolitanism, global justice and human right discourse. At the level of areas of concern, there needs to be greater integration of va…
Levels of alliance
Alliances range from alliances between individuals working to a common but specific goal, through organisations within countries and across borders to very broad alliances of commitment to common values and principles as with bodies that produce declarations such as the Earth Charter (Earth Council. 2000. The Earth Charter. http://earthcharter.org/). This paper focusses on such general statements, in particular the potential and limits involved i…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Environmental ethics (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Climate Change and Geoengineering (4 works)