Butler, Colin2015-12-071176-7529http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19942This paper argues that a combination of increasing inequality, hypocrisy, population growth and adverse global environmental change imperils our civilisation. Selected examples of existing inequality and the immoral treatment of human beings are providedKeywords: Bioethics; Conflict; Ecology; Inequality; Sustainability200810.1007/s11673-008-9078-52015-12-07