Review of Samuel Scheffler, *Why worry about future generations?*

Abstract

This work focuses on the ability of humans to guide their actions by morality despite the presence of impediments such as error and uncertainty. It presents three possible responses to these impediments: Austere, Pragmatic, and Hybrid. The Austere response advocates for tailoring moral theory to agents’ cognitive limitations, while the Pragmatic response does the opposite. The Hybrid response is a compromise between the two, incorporating both theoretical and practical levels in its moral framework. The discussion of these responses offers insights into the practical limitations of moral theories and explores the tension between theoretical and practical considerations in ethical decision-making. – AI-generated abstract.