James Garvey
Forfatter af The Story of Philosophy: A History of Western Thought
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James Garvey is Secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, UK. He is the author of The Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books (2006) and The Ethics of Climate Change (2011).
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Operation Husky: The Untold Story of the Logistics… af James Garvey
What a whiny book - gosh only 68 days to plan! Forgets that Allies had overwhelming air, naval and ground forces. I would have liked to have seen how a k ration or a .303 round gets from its point of origin to the fighting man.
Really interesting and engaging all the way through. Get the balance of information and complexity and interest pretty much spot on.
The book clearly goes through morality to action, personal and collective, in terms of global warming. Gives a good overview of the science that, as we have learned, can no longer be dismissed, and discusses our personal and societal reasonings for not doing anything substantive to address the problem. It is a deep, troubled reading, and he warns that it will be necessary to take breaks. In other words, the truth is not sugar coated for easy or pleasant consumption. Garvey is trying to make a point: We need to do something now - right now (so go turn out that light and suffer the heat a little before turning on the A/C!) - and it is morally right to take action.… (mere)
Just read first two or three chapters. I really liked his clear style and approach to moral philosophy. However I was looking for something else - not so much a consideration of why action on climate change is an important moral issue, but rather, a more detailed examination of the moral choices to be made in handling climate change, especially in dealing with trade-offs between developed and developing world.
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