Transformation, adaptation and universalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13006456 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadine Andrews (0000-0002-0814-2092, Lancaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-27 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Discourse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-7897 • E-ISSN: 2326-9995 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23269995.2017.1300403 |
| OpenAlex | W2603441207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Global efforts to mitigate climate change are inadequate, making planning for adaptation to increases in temperature critically important. Adaptation comes in many forms, none of which are neutral. All responses have ethical and equity dimensions. With transformational adaptation, changes in values are likely. Looking ahead to 2100, Heatley anticipates that universalism values will come under threat from the impacts of 3-4°C warming. But breakdown of solidarity and disruption of international systems of trade and security is already within sight: self-protection values and isolationist tendencies are gaining in salience. Self-protection values and unrealistic optimism are discussed in this paper as defences against the profound psychological threat posed by climate change. The dominant cultural worldview of progressivism is rendered untenable: we are not in control of nature. The project of progress as it is currently conceptualised must be forgotten not just for a hundred years as Heatley pleads, but altogether, and an alternative idea of human flourishing promoted instead. But who are the custodians of values that help us live in more harmonious relationship with the natural world? Who can champion adaptation as universalism? This paper asks whether spiritual leaders will be able to step up and perform this role
Adaptation (eye · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Optimism · Pessimism · Political science · Realism · Sociology · Transformation (genetics · Universalism · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Environmental Melancholia
Values and Behavior
Universals in the Content and Structure of Values
The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis
Feminism and the Mastery of Nature
The Death of Nature
Coping and Defense Mechanisms
Americans Recommend Smaller Ecological Footprints When Reminded of Intrinsic American Values of Self-Expression, Family, and Generosity
Hope after sustainability – tragedy and transformation
Paris
Refining the theory of basic individual values
Climate change and the apocalyptic imagination
Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Values and their Relationship to Environmental Concern and Conservation Behavior
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |