Climate Change and Individual Moral Obligation. Kant's Categorical Imperative As a Basis

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Philosophy - Practical (Ethics, Aesthetics, Culture, Nature, Right, ...), grade: 2,0, University of Vienna, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses whether respectively how it is possible to ethically justify an individual moral obligation to act against climate change on the basis of Kant's categorical imperative. Actions against climate change might include using public transport instead of cars, avoiding travelling by aircraft, protesting for climate justice, supporting environmental organizations, boycotting oil companies, stopping wasteful consumption, refusing having a baby, using sustainable energy forms instead of fossil fuels, passing stricter laws or investing in the development of alternative energy forms.

Alexander Hölzl, BA BA geboren am 1. Juli 1994 in Zwettl-NÖ 2014 bis 2017: Bachelorstudium Unternehmensführung und Entrepreneurship (FH Wien der WKW) 2015 bis 2020: Bachelorstudium Philosophie (Universität Wien) 2018 bis 2019: Bachelorstudium Psychologie (Universität Wien) seit 2016: Berufstätigkeit im Personal/HR-Bereich