PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 9 Ramsey’s neoclassical model of economic growth. Be able to explain the basics of the model Be able to explain how it relates to the question of discounting Be able to explain why some have criticized the model for being too simplistic criticisms of the model Why some people say the choice of discount rate is about efficiency rather than ethics […]
PHIL51 Week 7 – Geoengineering
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 7 Geoengineering. What it is Some of the nuances and complexities associated with defining the term The two main categories The main reasons people are interested in geoengineering, and some of the tensions that arise among these reasons For each of the following specific geoengineering techniques, be able to explain what they are, how they work, and some of the pros […]
Cost-benefit analysis
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 8 Cost-benefit analysis, again. Some of the assumptions behind the method, what distinguishes it from simply making a pro and con list Social discounting. What it is Why it’s important in climate economics Why isn’t not the same as adjusting for inflation Be able to explain each of the following justifications for social discounting, as well as some concerns about or […]
Week 6 Fixed, high evidential standards vs. variable standards
Fixed, high evidential standards vs. variable standards. What are they and how are they different from one another? The five considerations that Elabbar offers as relevant deciding whether fixed, high evidential standards or variable standard are better. What each one means, which type of evidential standard Elabbar thinks it supports, and why. Beneficence Institutional responsiveness Platform neutrality Efficiency Justice Inductive risk. What this term means […]
Week 5 Common but differentiated responsibility.
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 5 Common but differentiated responsibility. What it is, in brief What a way of distributing the burden of decarbonization that did not follow the principle of common but differentiated responsibility would look like Be able to explain what each of the following mitigation principles is, any objections to it we’ve discussed, and any responses to those objections we’ve discussed: Polluter pays. Appropriator pays. […]
The inefficacy challenge Be able to explain what it is and why it’s a difficult philosophical problem
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 4 The inefficacy challenge. Be able to explain what it is and why it’s a difficult philosophicalproblem Be able to explain Nefsky’s dilemma for the expected utility solution to the inefficacy challenge Be able to discuss each of the possible responses to the dilemma that Nefsky considers, and what she has to say about each one The imperfect approach. What it is The […]
Explain why there is a debate about whether we should be telling people to try to lower their carbon footprints
Week 3 Be able to explain why there is a debate about whether we should be telling people to try to lower their carbon footprints The main reasons given in Dialogues on Climate Justice for and against telling people to lower their carbon footprints The idea of carbon elitism. What it means and what it has to do with this debate The idea of a fair share. What it […]
Explain the general debate about climate emotions that Tolentino, Huber, and Kovaka and Santana discuss in their papers
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 2 Be able to explain the general debate about climate emotions that Tolentino, Huber, and Kovaka and Santana discuss in their papers Hope and despair. The mainstream account of hope Huber discusses and what he thinks is wrong with it Huber’s own definitions of hope and despair Episodic vs. fundamental vs. resignative despair Huber’s conditions on justified hope Why he thinks it’s so […]
Externalities: PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning
PHIL 51—Scientific Reasoning Week 1 Externalities. What this term means in economics How it relates to climate change Why it is a difficult problem to solve How economists think externalities should be dealt with, on a policy level Cost-benefit analysis. What the term means, the role it plays in Nordhaus’ approach to climate policy Carbon tax. What it is and why Nordhaus thinks it’s a […]
GOV 667 Local GOV Administration Memo Project
Memorandum Project MEMO PROJECT See Word Document for all details concerning this assignment. I will also add a video to your Module Content Tab of me talking through the details. MEMO Project.docxDownload MEMO Project.docx MEMO Explanation VideoLinks to an external site. You will upload a Word Document for your MEMO submittal. MEMO PROJECT See Word Document for all details concerning this assignment. I will also […]