Contractualism and the Non-Identity Problem

This paper argues that T.M. Scanlon’s contractualism can provide a solution to the non-identity problem. It first argues that there is no reason not to include future people in the realm of those to whom we owe justification, but that merely possible people are not included. It then goes on to argue...

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Main Author: Finneron-Burns, Elizabeth 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2016]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 1151-1163
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B intergenerational justice
B T.M. Scanlon
B future generations
B non-identity problem
B Contractualism
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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