What Will We Tell Our Grandchildren?: The Cultural Origins of America's Climate Inaction

In What Will We Tell Our Grandchildren? The Cultural Origins of America's Climate Inaction, philosopher Tom O'Neill explores how deeply rooted cultural beliefs have shaped the American mindset. He examines the tension between inherited religious assumptions, professed Enlightenment ideals, and profit-driven economic priorities-a tension that makes inaction easier and accountability harder, even as the climate consequences become imposs...