Climate Justice: Some Challenges for Buddhist Ethics

James, Simon P.

Abstract

It has often been suggested that the Buddhist teachings can help us to meet the moral challenges posed by the climate crisis. This paper, by contrast, addresses some challenges the topic of climate justice presents for Buddhist ethics. Two arguments to the effect that Buddhist ethics is incompatible with calls for climate justice are considered and rejected. It is then argued that for Buddhists such calls must nonetheless take second place to the paramount concern with overcoming suffering.

Citation

James, S. P. (2020). Climate Justice: Some Challenges for Buddhist Ethics. Journal of Buddhist ethics, 27,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 17, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Dec 21, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 2, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1246563
• Publisher URL: https://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/2020/12/18/climate-justice-some-challenges-for-buddhist-ethics/