"Climate Change Justice" Self-Quiz

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. According to Posner and Sunstein, the scenario in which climate change results in catastrophic loss of life is

inevitable. correct incorrect

likely. correct incorrect

unlikely. correct incorrect

impossible. correct incorrect

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. Posner and Sunstein claim that if the catastrophic scenario is inevitable, then emission reductions by the United States could be justified on __________ grounds.

redistributive correct incorrect

corrective correct incorrect

retributivist correct incorrect

welfarist correct incorrect

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. According to Posner and Sunstein, climate change differs from their asteroid example in which important respect?

Climate change is real, while the asteroid example is fictional. correct incorrect

Some nations responsible for climate change, but no one is responsible for the asteroid. correct incorrect

The effects of climate change are gradual, while the effects of the asteroid are immediate. correct incorrect

The effects of climate change are unpredictable, while the effects of the asteroid are predictable. correct incorrect

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. According to Posner and Sunstein, corrective justice arguments focus on the existence of

transgenerational obligation. correct incorrect

past wrongful behavior. correct incorrect

potential future wrongs. correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Posner and Sunstein maintain that corporate liability is most plausibly justified on __________ grounds.

redistributive correct incorrect

corrective correct incorrect

retributive correct incorrect

welfarist correct incorrect