49. Are We Deceiving Future Generations About Environmental Crises? With Catriona McKinnon

Ethics Untangled

In this episode I talk to Professor Catriona McKinnon, a political philosopher based at the University of Exeter. The topic is the various environmental crises facing humanity today. Obviously lots to discuss there, but Catriona wants to highlight one issue in particular, which is the way one generation can, with or without knowing it, conceal information from future generations about the depth and nature of a crisis. This an issue of intergenerational justice, and its one that Catriona thinks deserves more attention.

Some links:

RENEW: Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach https://renewbiodiversity.org.uk/

Catriona's University of Exeter site: https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/32795-Catriona-McKinnon

Catriona’s book Climate Change and Political Theory https://www.waterstones.com/book/climate-change-and-political-theory/catriona-mckinnon/9781509521661

A lecture by Catriona on postericide Endangering Humanity: An International Crime: https://youtu.be/htQwrrURVOQ?si=DA17u9hBR6qn-iQm. Her book on postericide will be published in 2026 by MIT Press.

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