Parenting through the climate crisis

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Society & Culture, News, Politics, News Commentary, Philosophy

4.6 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Does being a parent today necessarily mean also being a climate activist? Sean Illing speaks with moral philosopher and political theorist Elizabeth Cripps about her new book Parenting on Earth, in which she discusses the real-life moral obligations of raising children in our current ecological crisis. Drawing from her experience raising two daughters, Elizabeth and Sean talk about how both to want the best for your children and to build a better society, the conflicts that arise from putting trust in institutions, and arguments made by some that we shouldn't be having kids at all. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Elizabeth Cripps (@ebcripps), senior lecturer in political theory, University of Edinburgh; author References: Parenting on Earth: A Philosopher's Guide to Doing Right By Your Kids and Everyone Else by Elizabeth Cripps (MIT Press; 2023) What Climate Justice Means And Why We Should Care by Elizabeth Cripps (Bloomsbury; 2022) "Moral Saints" by Susan Wolf (Journal of Philosophy, vol. 79 no. 8; Aug. 1982) Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships by Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift (Princeton University Press; 2014) How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm (Verso; 2021) "The case for a more radical climate movement" by Sean Illing (Vox; Oct. 1, 2021) Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Erikk Geannikis Engineer: Patrick Boyd Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Sean.
0:02.1	Quick note.
0:03.4	Look for the gray area on Mondays only from here on out.
0:07.5	I know this new rhythm might take some getting used to, but we'll get the hang of it in
0:11.5	no time.
0:12.5	We're going to lean into what we do best here, bringing you rich, thoughtful conversations
0:17.8	every week, and maybe even some special series later this year.
0:22.2	So stay tuned and stay subscribed.
0:25.5	Now here's today's show.
0:29.8	There are a handful of topics that I almost force myself to not think about because the
0:35.9	thoughts lead to a dead end.
0:39.3	At the top of that list is climate change.
0:43.1	It's one of those problems that starts to overwhelm me when I consider the scale and the implications
0:50.1	and all the barriers to tackling it.
0:53.8	But I also know I can't ignore it because it's real and it's getting more urgent.
0:59.5	The average global temperature was as hot as it's ever been or at least as hot as we've
1:04.8	ever recorded it to be several days already this month.
1:09.4	And if you live in the Northeast United States, you've probably noticed the smoke blanket
1:14.4	looming over you in recent weeks thanks to wildfires in Canada.
1:18.8	By now, we're all pretty much aware of the warning signs around us.
1:22.9	The question a lot of us have asked ourselves at various points is, what is my responsibility
1:28.7	in this situation?
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