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Why making no difference makes no moral difference

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Charles loves his old, clattering gas guzzler of a car, which he uses for lengthy drives whenever he has a spare moment. Being as eco-conscious as we are, we approach him to point out the great threat posed by climate change and implore him to refrain from this wasteful and polluting hobby. Charles has read some climate reports himself but responds: It makes no difference to climate change whether or not I drive, so I have no reason to give up driving.

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  1. Philosophy & Law, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Deutschland

    Christine Tiefensee

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  1. Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Karl Marker

  2. Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Annette Schmitt

  3. Fakultät Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany

    Jürgen Sirsch

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Tiefensee, C. (2019). Why making no difference makes no moral difference. In: Marker, K., Schmitt, A., Sirsch, J. (eds) Demokratie und Entscheidung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24529-0_15

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