Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
Climate Activism, Collective Responsibility, College and University Teaching
Abstract
Colleges and universities already contribute significantly to the fight against climate change, but the UN has recently called upon them to do even more. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that institutions of higher education play a unique role in combating climate change and other structural injustices, not only by conducting research and disseminating knowledge, but also by fostering a form of collective political responsibility. A philosophical analysis of different forms of collective responsibility, with specific attention to the Fossil Free divestment movement, reveals how social position facilitates this contribution more so in colleges than in other institutions.
Recommended Citation
Godoy, Eric S., "Going Fossil Free: A Lesson in Climate Activism and Collective Responsibility" (2017). Faculty Publications - Philosophy. 8.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpphil/8