Why Worry About Future Generations? ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018 ), pp. viii + 146

[...]we aim to preserve and enrich human heritage and cultural practices, both for ourselves and for future generations. [...]being a part of life-transcending projects help us make sense of our world, they help us ‘think better – more creatively, more insightfully, more imaginatively – about human...

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Published in:Utilitas 2020, Vol.32 (4), p.496-499
Main Authors: Meijers, Tim, Wolters, Angelieke L
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural heritage
Preservation
Valuation
Values
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Summary:[...]we aim to preserve and enrich human heritage and cultural practices, both for ourselves and for future generations. [...]being a part of life-transcending projects help us make sense of our world, they help us ‘think better – more creatively, more insightfully, more imaginatively – about human societies and the possibilities open to them' (p. 51). Because we cannot value something without simultaneously caring about its preservation, we need to safeguard the existence of future generations if we want to preserve the things we value. [...]in addition to having attachment-based reasons, we also have weaker, attachment-independent reasons (p. 97) to protect future generations.
ISSN:0953-8208
1741-6183
DOI:10.1017/S0953820820000151