Turbulent politics, stable science, relevant ethics

Abstract

The U.S.’ choice of Donald Trump has greatly troubled the international order. Turbulence in world politics includes many efforts to displace rational discourse about science and in particular environmental problems by ignorant or populist assertions. Consumerism has dissolved many standards, but ethics remain crucial to socio-economic life and politics.

Keywords:

• Turbulent politics
• stable science
• relevant ethics

Acknowledgements

I am most grateful to the reviewers of drafts of this paper for their scrupulous care.

Notes

* Keynote address, EANR 2017, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June 21 2017.

1. See many detailed reports in principal newspapers and on the BBC.