Construction of intergenerational ethics for the fair distribution of the long-term risks

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770010
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: Teramoto Tsuyoshi 中央大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (00707309)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 放射性廃棄物 / 世代間倫理 / リスク / 世代間公正

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research achieved the following. First, it illustrated the ideal method of decision making with regards to technology, in which current generations fulfill the responsibility for future generations in the long run. Secondly, it illustrated how the long-term risks of high level nuclear waste should be distributed in respect of intergenerational justice. Thirdly, based on the outcomes mentioned above, it constructed universal guiding principles of intergenerational ethics, which indicate practical way of distributing long-term risks between generations.

Free Research Field

環境倫理学　世代間倫理