Is it arrogant to deny climate change or is it arrogant to say it is arrogant? Understanding arrogance and cultivating humility in climate change discourse and education

Environmental Values

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 705-724

  Ferkany, Matt ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrogance; Climate change denial; Education; Environmental virtue ethics; Humility

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ERROR ANALYSIS; ETHICS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; VIEW;

EID: 84947229876     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327115X14420732702572     Document Type: Article

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