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Finneron-Burns, E. M. (Elizabeth Mary) (2017) The intergenerational original position. Social Theory & Practice, 43 (4). pp. 805-823. doi:10.5840/soctheorpract201711123 ISSN 0037-802X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract201711123
Abstract
I evaluate the mechanism Rawls uses to elicit his just savings principle. My analysis focuses on his account of membership in the original position because who is in the original position and what they know has important consequences for the rest of Rawls’ theory of intergenerational justice. I consider three options: present time of entry (PTE), actual people from various generations, and all possible people. However, I will argue that Rawls is ultimately not successful since there is no plausible composition of the original position that avoids the non-identity problem and generates acceptable moral principles without logical contradictions or inconsistencies with the rest of his theory of justice.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Rawls, John, 1921-2002 -- Criticism, Textual, Intergenerational relations -- Philosophy, Justice (Philosophy) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Social Theory & Practice | ||||||
Publisher: | Florida State University * Department of Philosophy | ||||||
ISSN: | 0037-802X | ||||||
Official Date: | October 2017 | ||||||
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Volume: | 43 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 805-823 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.5840/soctheorpract201711123 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 June 2017 | ||||||
Funder: | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Sweden. Vetenskapsrådet [Research Council] |
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